The Roots of Heaven

6.2 / 10

(21 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Adventure,

Drama

Duration:

121 minutes

Year:

1958

Director:

John Huston

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Company:

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions,

20th Century Fox

Cast:
Errol Flynn

Forsythe

Trevor Howard

Morel

Eddie Albert

Abe Fields

Juliette Gréco

Minna

Orson Welles

Cy Sedgewick

Crew:
Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

John Huston

Director

Russell Lloyd

Editor

Malcolm Arnold

Music

Stephen B. Grimes

Art Direction