Robert Redford as Denys George Finch Hatton

Meryl Streep as Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen

Klaus Maria Brandauer as Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen

Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole

Malick Bowens as Farah

Michael Gough as Lord Delamere

Suzanna Hamilton as Felicity

Rachel Kempson as Lady Belfield

Graham Crowden as Lord Belfield

Leslie Phillips as Sir Joseph

Shane Rimmer as Belknap, farm manager

Joseph Thiaka as Kamante

Stephen Kinyanjui as Kinanjui

Mike Bugara as Juma

Job Seda as Kanuthia

Mohammed Umar as Ismail

Donal McCann as Doctor

Kenneth Mason as Banker

Tristram Jellinek as First Commissioner

Stephen B. Grimes as Second Commissioner

Annabel Maule as Lady Byrne

Benny Young as Minister

Sbish Trzebinski as Beefy Drunk

Allaudin Qureshi as Rajiv

Niven Boyd as Young Officer

Iman as Mariammo

Peter Strong as Huge Man

Abdulla Sunado as Esa

Amanda Parkin as Victoria

Muriel Gross as Lady Delamere

Ann Palmer as Dowager

Keith Pearson as Missionary Teacher