Where was Out of Africa filmed?

1985 film by Sydney Pollack

Out of Africa (1985) was filmed in King's Lynn, Ngong Hills, Castle Rising, Karen, Lang'ata and Nairobi School, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article's Production section, in Kenya, the United Kingdom. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Kenya. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.

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Places per Wikipedia's Production section

Wikipedia’s Production section names 6 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.

Places whose own article says it was shot there

3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.

• King's Lynn United Kingdom

  “Although Out of Africa (1985), starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, was primarily filmed in Kenya, scenes set in Denmark were shot at Castle Rising near King's Lynn.” Wikipedia

• Nairobi School Kenya

  “The administration block was used as the setting for the Government House in the Oscar-winning movie Out of Africa, based on a book with the same title by the Danish writer Karen Blixen.” Wikipedia

• Shaba National Reserve Kenya

  “The film Out of Africa was shot in part within the reserve, as were various other TV shows and commercials that take advantage of the wildlife and dramatic scenery.” Wikipedia

Recorded only at country level

Wikidata also records this film as shot in Kenya, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.

Filming locations that are mapped there: Kenya

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