Product Details

• Actors: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen, Eva Marie Saint
• Directors: Hugh Hudson
• Writers: Kuki Gallmann, Paula Milne, Susan Shilliday
• Producers: Allyn Stewart, John D. Schofield, Stanley R. Jaffe
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TX5J
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,108 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "I Dreamed of Africa" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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I DREAMED OF AFRICA - DVD Movie

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Film, February 1, 2006

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Erin Smith (Dekalb, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Dreamed of Africa (DVD)

This film is a must see. "I Dreamed of Africa" is based on a true story about Kuki Gallman, her new husband Poalo, and her son. The family makes the bold decision to pick up and move to a run down ranch in beautiful Africa in order to change thier lives for the better. Together as a family they fix up the house and live thier lives in Africa. The story mainly centers around Kuki's view of thier time spent in Africa, therefore you see her pain and her perspective of everything she went through to get there and when they get there. The film has a beautiful setting with a breathtaking soundtrack.This film captures the pain and love that Kuki feels over a series of years. The transitions from year to year are very smooth and the lives of the family are easy to follow. As one watches the family go through the beauties of Africa as well as the dangers of Africa one truley begins to understand the importance of their own life . This film made me want to pick up and move to Africa as well. It is truley inspiring as you see how strong Kuki Gallman was and is and how far she will go to help her family as well as people. I highly reccomend this film.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY good movie, July 6, 2005

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555 - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Dreamed of Africa (DVD)

I saw this movie last night, and was absolutley blown away by the deep impact the story had on me. Kim Basigner did a winderful job in her part as Kuki (cookie). The movie has two VERY sad parts, and it seems almost unreal that those type of things could happen to someone. The cinematography is beautiful, as well as just Africa itself (the film was shot on location). I reccomend this to anybody who wants to see a pretty good movie with a pretty good actress!

21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good movie is a good movie, December 10, 2002

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Susan Wilds (Winchester, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Dreamed of Africa (DVD)

After reading all of the preceding negative reviews one who is perusing the ratings might be turned off by negativity here. This is a good movie through and through. What it doesnt contain is a lot of shallow and unbelievable scenes. Basinger and Perez do an excellent job. Most importantly it is entertaining and poignant, definitely bring a box of tissues to view it. Great job - well done, the whole reason to watch a movie is to be entertained, not to try to justify or validate the merits of it based on some less informed know-it-alls. So, ppplllllgggggghhhhhhhh to those who have nothing better to do than pretend they are paid movie critics.