A Far Off Place
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| A Far Off Place | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mikael Salomon |
| Written by | Laurens Van der Post Robert Caswell Jonathan Hensleigh Sally Robinson David M. Evans (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Eva Monley Elaine Sperber Frank Marshall Kathleen Kennedy Gerald R. Molen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
| Music by | James Horner |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.9 million[1] |
A Far Off Place is a 1993 adventure drama film based on Laurens van der Post's works, A Far-Off Place (1974) and its prequel A Story Like the Wind (1972), and stars Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson and Maximilian Schell. The filming locations were in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Plot
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The witty Nonnie and the stuck-up city-boy Harry are the only ones among the gamekeeper's family to survive a massacre by a gang of poachers on a lonesome farm in the savanna. Now the ruthless murderers are after them as the only witnesses. Without a means of transportation, the only way to escape is to walk through 1,250 miles (2,000 km) of the Kalahari desert with the help of the African bushman Xhabbo. On the months-long journey ahead they not only become good friends against their differences, but also realize that every one of them has strength and skills that are required to survive.
Cast
- Reese Witherspoon as Nonnie Parker
- Ethan Randall as Harry Winslow
- Jack Thompson as John Ricketts
- Sarel Bok as Xhabbo
- Robert John Burke as Paul Parker
- Patricia Kalember as Elizabeth Parker
- Daniel Gerroll as John Winslow
- Maximilian Schell as Col. Mopani Theron
- Miles Anderson as Jardin
- Taffy Chihota as Warden Robert
- Magdalene Damas as Nuin-Tara
See also
References
- ^ "A Far Off Place - Box Office Data, DVD Sales, Movie News, Cast Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
External links
- 1993 films
- 1990s adventure films
- American films
- American children's films
- American adventure films
- Films based on multiple works
- Films based on South African novels
- Directorial debut films
- Films set in Africa
- Films set in deserts
- Films shot in Namibia
- Films shot in Zimbabwe
- Amblin Entertainment films
- Walt Disney Pictures films
- Films directed by Mikael Salomon
- Films produced by Kathleen Kennedy
- Films produced by Frank Marshall
- Film scores by James Horner