Mara River
Out of Africa (1985)
This is the place where Out of Africa starring Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Klaus Maria Brandauer was filmed at Mara River in , Kenya. Start scrolling to find out more.
SCENE
Denys helps Karen out by washing her hair on the banks of the river.
ADDRESS
Mara River, Mara Rianta, Kenya
LOCATION
-1.24992001056671, 35.033130645752
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LOCATION DETAILS
The scene was filmed on the banks of Mara River, but the exact location is not known. The Mara River basin covers a surface of 13,504 km2, of which approximately 65% is located in Kenya and 35% in Tanzania. From its sources in the Kenyan highlands, the river flows for about 395 km and originates from the Mau Escarpment and drains into Lake Victoria. Denys recites lines from the poem Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge. One of the lines he recites can be found on the grave of the real Denys Finch Hatton.
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ACTORS
Meryl Streep, Robbert Redford
SYNOPSIS
Out of Africa tells the story of the life of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Karen Blixen from 1937.
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Mara River, Mara Rianta, Kenya
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-1.24992001056671, 35.033130645752
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