Movie · 2000
I Dreamed of Africa
“Sometimes the adventure of a lifetime becomes life itself.”
Released 5 May 2000 114 min Romance / Drama / Adventure More from 2000 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Eva Marie Saint
as Franca
Winston Ntshona
as Old Pokot Chief
Connie Chiume
as Wanjiku
Kim Basinger
as Kuki Gallmann
Valéria Cavalli
as Marina
Giselda Volodi
as Rachel
Stephen Jennings
as Vincenzo
Lance Reddick
as Simon
Vincent Perez
as Paolo Gallmann
Daniel Craig
as Declan Fielding
Garrett Strommen
as 17-Year-Old Emanuele
Liam Aiken
as 7-Year-Old Emanuele
Nick Boraine
as Duncan Maitland
James Ngcobo
as Luka
Joko Scott
as Mirimuk
Sabelo Ngobese
as Young Mapengo
Zacharia Phali
as Mapengo - Early Teens
Susan Danford
as Esther Maitland
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The numbers
0.4×$34m budget became $14m at the box office
65years between the oldest and youngest billed
75Eva Marie Saint — oldest on the call sheet
10Liam Aiken — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast