The Roots of Heaven (1958)

Name: The Roots of Heaven
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1958-10-15
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Juliette Gréco, Orson Welles

Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

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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Released 1958-10-15 · 121 min · Adventure, Drama

Directed by John Huston

Cast

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