Kurt Luedtke

1939–2020 · playwright, screenwriter

Kurt Luedtke was an American screenwriter and executive editor of the Detroit Free Press. He wrote Out of Africa (1985), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also wrote Absence of Malice (1981), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as Random Hearts (1999). All three films were directed by Sydney Pollack.

Kurt Luedtke, in order

1. 1981 Absence of Malice: wrote · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 84%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Tubi
2. 1985 Out of Africa: wrote · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 62%, audiences 82%
3. 1999 Random Hearts: wrote · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 18%, audiences 24% · streaming on fuboTV, Roku Channel