The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven (1958)

Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

  • Genre: Adventure, Drama
  • Release Date: 1958-10-15
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 21 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 1min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Huston
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From 21 Ratings

Summary

In French Equatorial Africa, an idealist campaigns to save the African elephant, gaining support from a nightclub hostess and an ex-soldier. His cause attracts a mix of characters, including a U.S. commentator, a government aide opposed to him, and an ivory hunter with conflicting interests.

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  • Errol Flynn

    as Forsythe

  • Trevor Howard

    as Morel

  • Eddie Albert

    as Abe Fields

  • Juliette Gréco

    as Minna

  • Orson Welles

    as Cy Sedgewick

  • Paul Lukas

    as Saint Denis

  • Herbert Lom

    as Orsini

  • Edric Connor

    as Waitari

  • Grégoire Aslan

    as Habib

  • André Luguet

    as Governor

  • Friedrich von Ledebur

    as Peer Qvist

  • Olivier Hussenot

    as The Baron

  • Pierre Dudan

    as Maj. Scholscher

  • Marc Doelnitz

    as De Vries

  • Francis de Wolff

    as Father Fargue

  • Dan Jackson

    as Madjumba

  • Maurice Cannon

    as Haas

  • Jacques Marin

    as Cerisot

  • Alain Saury

    as A.D.C.
Directing John Huston Director
Editing Russell Lloyd Editor
Camera Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Sound Malcolm Arnold Music
Art Stephen B. Grimes Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Rosine Delamare Costume Design
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Art Bruno Avesani Set Decoration
Writing Patrick Leigh-Fermor Screenplay
Writing Romain Gary Screenplay
Writing Romain Gary Novel

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