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.
Rating
6.2/10
25 votes
Runtime
121 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1958
Released
Language
EN
The Roots of Heaven
Director
John HustonWriters
Cast
Errol Flynn
Forsythe
Trevor Howard
Morel
Eddie Albert
Abe Fields
Juliette Gréco
Minna
Orson Welles
Cy Sedgewick
Paul Lukas
Saint Denis
Herbert Lom
Orsini
Edric Connor
Waitari
Grégoire Aslan
Habib
André Luguet
Governor
Friedrich von Ledebur
Peer Qvist
Olivier Hussenot
The Baron
Pierre Dudan
Maj. Scholscher
Marc Doelnitz
De Vries
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