| A Far Off Place | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mikael Salomon |
| Screenplay by | Robert Caswell Jonathan Hensleigh Sally Robinson |
| Based on | A Story Like the Wind and A Far Off Place by Laurens van der Post |
| Produced by | Eva Monley Elaine Sperber |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
| Music by | James Horner |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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 (aka Far Off Place and Kalahari) is a 1993 American adventure drama film based on Laurens van der Post's works A Far Off Place (1974) and its predecessor, A Story Like the Wind (1972). It stars Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson and Maximilian Schell. The plot concerns three young teenagers who must cross the Kalahari Desert to safety when their parents are killed by a poacher.
A Far Off Place was filmed in Namibia and Zimbabwe[2] from May to September 1992.[3]
- ^ "Box Office Data for A Far Off Place". The Numbers. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ Howe, Desson (March 12, 1993). "'A Far Off Place'". Washington Post. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
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