The Roots of Heaven (1958)
The Roots of Heaven
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
as Forsythe
Trevor Howard
as Morel
as Morel
Eddie Albert
as Abe Fields
as Abe Fields
Juliette Gréco
as Minna
as Minna
Orson Welles
as Cy Sedgewick
as Cy Sedgewick
Paul Lukas
as Saint Denis
as Saint Denis
Herbert Lom
as Orsini
as Orsini
Edric Connor
as Waitari
as Waitari
Grégoire Aslan
as Habib
as Habib
André Luguet
as Governor
as Governor
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Peer Qvist
as Peer Qvist
Olivier Hussenot
as The Baron
as The Baron
Pierre Dudan
as Maj. Scholscher
as Maj. Scholscher
Marc Doelnitz
as De Vries
as De Vries
Francis de Wolff
as Father Fargue
as Father Fargue
Dan Jackson
as Madjumba
as Madjumba
Maurice Cannon
as Haas
as Haas
Jacques Marin
as Cerisot
as Cerisot
Alain Saury
as A.D.C.
as A.D.C.
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John Huston
Director
Director
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Editor
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Malcolm Arnold
Music
Music
Stephen B. Grimes
Art Direction
Art Direction
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Costume Design
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Producer
Bruno Avesani
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Patrick Leigh-Fermor
Screenplay
Screenplay
Romain Gary
Screenplay
Screenplay
Romain Gary
Novel
Novel
