| A Far Off Place | |
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| Directed by | Mikael Salomon |
| Produced by | Eva Monley Elaine Sperber Frank Marshall Kathleen Kennedy Gerald R. Molen |
| Written by | Laurens Van der Post Robert Caswell Jonathan Hensleigh Sally Robinson David M. Evans (uncredited) |
| Starring | Reese Witherspoon Ethan Randall Jack Thompson Maximilian Schell |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Editing by | Ray Lovejoy |
| Studio | Amblin Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 12, 1993 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,890,752[1] |
A Far Off Place is a Walt Disney Pictures and Amblin Entertainment film from 1993, starring Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson and Maximilian Schell. The filming locations were in Namibia and Zimbabwe. It is based on Laurens van der Post's works, A Far Off Place and A Story Like the Wind.
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The witty Nonnie and the stuck-up city-boy Harry are the only ones to survive a massacre of a gang of poachers among the gamekeeper's family on her 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 2000 kilometers of 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.
| Actor | Role |
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| Reese Witherspoon | Nonnie Parker |
| Ethan Randall | Harry Winslow |
| Jack Thompson | John Ricketts |
| Sarel Bok | Xhabbo |
| Robert John Burke | Paul Parker |
| Patricia Kalember | Elizabeth Parker |
| Daniel Gerroll | John Winslow |
| Maximilian Schell | Col. Mopani Theron |
| Miles Anderson | Jardin |
| Fidelis Cheza | Tracker |
| Taffy Chihota | Warden Robert |
| Anthony Chinyanga | Doctor |
| Brian Cooper | Store Keeper |
| Magdalene Damas | Nuin-Tara |
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