I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Overview
Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $34,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,400,327.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.4990482142857143 |
Directed By
Hugh Hudson
Crew
Hugh Hudson
Maurice Jarre
Susan Shilliday
Paula Milne
Stanley R. Jaffe
Allyn Stewart
John D. Schofield
Bernard Lutic
Scott Thomas
Andrew Sanders
Shirley Russell
Kuki Gallmann
TOP CAST
Kim Basinger
Kuki Gallmann
Vincent Perez
Paolo Gallmann
Liam Aiken
7-Year-Old Emanuele
Daniel Craig
Declan Fielding
Eva Marie Saint
Franca
Lance Reddick
Simon
Stephen Jennings
Vincenzo
Nick Boraine
Duncan Maitland
Garrett Strommen
17-Year-Old Emanuele
Connie Chiume
Wanjiku
James Ngcobo
Luka
Joko Scott
Mirimuk
Sabelo Ngobese
Young Mapengo
Zacharia Phali
Mapengo - Early Teens
Susan Danford
Esther Maitland
Ian Roberts
Mike Donovan
Susan Monteregge
Karen Donovan
Jessica Perritt
Lady Diana Delemere
Patrick Lyster
Sven
Winston Ntshona
Old Pokot Chief
John Carson
Pembroke Headmaster
Shannon Esra
Siri (as Shannon Esrechowitz)
Michael Brosnihan
14 Year Old Charlie
Theo Landey
21 Year Old Sam
Nick Lorentz
Aiden Whittaker
Valéria Cavalli
Marina
Allison Daugherty Smith
Luciana
Paolo Lorimer
Carlo
Federico Scribani
Massimo (as Federico Scribani Rossi)
Sophie Hayden
Gabriella
Giselda Volodi
Rachel
Daniela Foà
Maria
Nathi Khunene
Bandit
Patrick Bokaba
Bandit
Dominic Dimba
Bandit
Ernest Ndhlovu
Man in Boot (as Ernest Ndlovu)
Kenneth Khambula
Somali Poacher (as Kenneth Kambule)
Emma Vaughan Jones
3 Year Old Sveva
Frances Slabolepszy
Hannah Maitland
Frances Nacman
Nurse
Nadine Maharaj
Ema's Friend
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