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The Roots of Heaven
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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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
Details
- Director
- John Huston
- Released
- October 15, 1958
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Studio
- Darryl F. Zanuck Productions and 20th Century Fox
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.1 / 10 from 27 votes
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