I Dreamed of Africa
Sometimes the adventure of a lifetime becomes life itself.
2000 | 114m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Hugh Hudson |
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| Writer: | Susan Shilliday, Paula Milne, Kuki Gallmann |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 05, 2000 |
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| Director: | Hugh Hudson |
| Writer: | Susan Shilliday, Paula Milne, Kuki Gallmann |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | africa |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $14,400,327
Budget: $34,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hugh Hudson | Director |
| Maurice Jarre | Music |
| Susan Shilliday | Screenplay |
| Paula Milne | Screenplay |
| Bernard Lutic | Director of Photography |
| Scott Thomas | Editor |
| Andrew Sanders | Production Design |
| Shirley Russell | Costume Design |
| Kuki Gallmann | Book |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stanley R. Jaffe | Producer |
| Allyn Stewart | Producer |
| John D. Schofield | Co-Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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