I Dreamed of Africa
Brief Synopsis
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If you had a chance to pick up, leaving everything you knew and trusted behind, for a completely new life filled with exotic surroundings, unimaginable hardships and unknowable danger, would you do it? Kuki Gallman, a beautiful, inquisitive woman, escapes her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy
Cast & Crew
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Hugh Hudson
Director
Kim Basinger
Kuki Gallmann
Vincent Perez
Paolo Gallmann
Liam Aiken
Emanuele (Age 7)
Garrett Strommen
Emanuele (Age 17)
Eva Marie Saint
Franca
Film Details
Also Known As
Je rêvais de l'Afrique
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Biography
Drama
Nature
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Columbia Pictures; Moonlighting Filmmakers Pty/Ltd; Peter Govey Film Opticals; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; The Mill
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Cts; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Johannesburg, South Africa; Venice, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
If you had a chance to pick up, leaving everything you knew and trusted behind, for a completely new life filled with exotic surroundings, unimaginable hardships and unknowable danger, would you do it? Kuki Gallman, a beautiful, inquisitive woman, escapes her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the wilds of Africa with her son Emanuele and her new husband Paolo. Though first in awe of the incredible power of nature and the sense of freedom in the wild countryside, Kuki soon discovers that life in rural Africa is not a fairy tale existence. Wild elephants and lions roam the land unhindered; devastating storms destroy all in their path; and desperate poachers ruthlessly murder endangered animals. Yet through the most trying of setbacks, Kuki emerges resilient, filled with strength and desire to take life on lovingly and fearlessly.
Director
Hugh Hudson
Director
Cast
Kim Basinger
Kuki Gallmann
Vincent Perez
Paolo Gallmann
Liam Aiken
Emanuele (Age 7)
Garrett Strommen
Emanuele (Age 17)
Eva Marie Saint
Franca
Daniel Craig
Declan Fielding
Lance Reddick
Simon
Connie Chiume
Wanjiku
James Ngcobo
Luka
Joko Scott
Mirimuk
Sabelo Ngobese
Young Mapengo
Zacharia Phali
Mapengo (Early Teens)
Nick Boraine
Duncan Maitland
Susan Danford
Esther Maitland
Ian Robert
Mike Donovan
Susan Monteregge
Karen Donovan
Jessica Perritt
Lady Diana Delemere
Steven Jennings
Vincenzo
Patrick Lyster
Sven
Winston Ntshona
Old Pokot Chief
John Carson
Pembroke Headmaster
Shannon Esrechowitz
Siri
Michael Brosnihan
Charlie (Age 14)
Theo Landey
Old Sam (Age 21)
Nick Lorentz
Aiden Whittaker
Valeria Cavalli
Marina
Allison Daugherty
Luciana
Paolo Lorimer
Carlo
Federico Scribani Rossi
Roberto
Sophie Hayden
Gabriella
Giselda Volodi
Rachel
Daniela Foa
Maria
Nathi Khunene
Bandit
Patrick Bokaba
Bandit
Dominic Dimba
Bandit
Ernest Ndlovu
Man In Boat
Patrick Mofokeng
Young Police Officer
Kenneth Kambule
Somali Poacher
Rayburn Sengwayo
Somali Poacher
Emma Vaughan Jones
Sveva (Age 3)
Dixie Cornell
Baby Sveva
Frances Slabolepszy
Hannah Maitland
Frances Nacman
Nurse
Nadine Maharaj
Ema'S Friend
Brigitte Fassbaender
Performer
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer
Michaela Kaune
Performer
Crew
George Acogny
Song Arranger ("Vuma Mchira (Traditional)")
Phil Adams
Stunts
Jonathan Allen
Other
Philip Alton
Dialogue Editor (South Africa)
Shaheen Baig
Casting Assistant
Terry Bamber
Unit Production Manager
Jonathan Benson
1st Assistant Director
Stanley Brossette
Unit Publicist
Laura Cappato
Production Coordinator (Italy)
Inti Carboni
2nd Assistant Director (Italy)
Grant Carr
Wardrobe Assistant
Jack Carter
Construction Coordinator
Jo Casserley
Assistant Hair & Make-Up
Guido Cerasuolo
Production Supervisor (Italy)
Digo Chant
Song ("Vuma Mchira (Traditional)")
Ed Colyer
Foley Mixer (South Africa)
Luke Cornell
Animal Wrangler
Jason Costelloe
1st Assistant Film Editor (South Africa)
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Other
Graham Daniel
Re-Recording Mixer (South Africa)
Matthew Desorgher
Boom Operator
Jeannine Dominy
Screenwriter
Brent Dowe
Song ("Rivers Of Babylon")
Mike Dowson
Re-Recording Mixer (South Africa)
Dina Eaton
Music Editor
Dale Edwards
Transportation Captain
Egon Endrenyi
Stills Photographer
Jane English
Kim Basinger'S Body Makeup
Jaco Espach
Unit Manager (South Africa)
Frank Farian
Song ("Rivers Of Babylon")
Sue Field
Script Supervisor
Antony Ford
2nd Assistant Director
Ian Fuller
Supervising Sound Editor (South Africa)
Kuki Gallmann
Based On Book ("I Dreamed Of Africa")
Kuki Gallmann
Production Consultant
Mitch Gordon
Other
Rhona Gordon
Other
Lucinda Gould
Assistant (To Allyn Stewart)
Maggie Gray
Set Decorator
Pauline Griffiths
Foley Artist (South Africa)
Tarn Harper
Post-Production Accountant (South Africa)
David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Higham
Music Editor
Sally Hilton
Assistant (To Hugh Hudson & Stanley R Jaffe)
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Simon Hume
Production Mixer
Peter Hunt
Colour Grader
Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Music; Music Composer & Conductor
Mark Joubert
Set Dresser
Gene Kelly
Production Accountant
Istvan Kertesz
Conductor ("Voi Che Sapete (From 'Le Nozze Di Figaro')" (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra))
Christopher Lloyd
Assistant Film Editor (South Africa)
Derek Lomas
Sound Effects Editor (South Africa)
Bernard Lutic
Director Of Photography
Doris Lutz
Music Coordinator
Keith Mason
1st Assistant Film Editor (South Africa)
William Masuku
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Delbert Mcclinton
Song Performer ("Givin' It Up For Your Love")
Pat Mccorkle
Casting (Usa)
James A Mcnaughton
Song ("Rivers Of Babylon")
Ray Merrin
Re-Recording Mixer (South Africa)
Boniface Mganga
Conductor ("Kaung'A Yachee (Traditional)" (Muungano National Choir/Kenya))
Boniface Mganga
Song Arranger
Paula Milne
Screenwriter
Ishmael Moeng
2nd Grip
Johannes Mokonyama
Key Grip
Massimo Monico
Production Manager (Italy)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music ("Voi Che Sapete (From 'Le Nozze Di Figaro')")
Caroline Noble
Key Makeup & Key Hair
Mike O'farrell
Catering
Donna O'neal
Kim Basinger'S Wardrobe
Ayub Ogada
Song Performer ("Ondiek" "Obiero")
Ayub Ogada
Song
Geoffrey Oryema
Song Performer ("Kel Kweyo")
Geoffrey Oryema
Song
Penelope Perry
Production Coordinator
Grahame Peters
Sound Effects Editor (South Africa)
Richard Pointing
Wardrobe Supervisor
Patsy Pollock
Casting (United Kingdom)
Sam Putter
Production Coordinator
Alistair Rae
Camera Operator
George Reyam
Song ("Rivers Of Babylon")
Jay Roberts
1st Assistant Accountant
Patrick Russ
Assistant (To Composer)
Shirley Russell
Costume Designer
Lance Samuels
2nd Assistant Director (South Africa)
Andrew Sanders
Production Designer
Michael Saxton
Post-Production Supervisor (South Africa)
Christa Schamberger
Casting (South Africa)
John D Schofield
Co-Producer
Ben Scott
Art Director
Elliot Sewape
Chief Lighting Technician
Alan Shearer
Production Supervisor (South Africa)
Susan Shilliday
Screenwriter
Ronnie Specter
Kim Basinger'S Makeup Artist
Clive Stafford
Location Manager
Allyn Stewart
Producer
Mitch Stone
Kim Basinger'S Hairdresser
Richard Strauss
Music ("I'M Abendrot")
Ruth Sullivan
Foley Artist (South Africa)
Mark Taylor
Re-Recording Mixer (South Africa)
Scott Thomas
Editor
Scott Thomas
Editor
Laura Ullyett
Other
Joseph Von Eichendorff
Music ("I'M Abendrot")
Jason White
Stunt Coordinator
Arthur Wicks
Property Master
Jerry Lynn Williams
Song ("Givin' It Up For Your Love")
Clive Winter
Production Mixer
Marc Wolff
Aerial Unit Coordinator
Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Je rêvais de l'Afrique
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Biography
Drama
Nature
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Columbia Pictures; Moonlighting Filmmakers Pty/Ltd; Peter Govey Film Opticals; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; The Mill
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Cts; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Johannesburg, South Africa; Venice, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring May 5, 2000
Released in United States on Video August 29, 2000
Released in United States on Video September 29, 2000
Based on the life story of Kuki Gallmann, an Italian expatriate who became a leading wildlife advocate in Africa.
Began shooting August 29, 1998.
Completed shooting November 20, 1998.
Released in United States Spring May 5, 2000
Released in United States on Video August 29, 2000
Released in United States on Video September 29, 2000
