The Roots of Heaven (1958)

6.2/10 121 min Adventure Drama

Overview

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.

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

Francis de Wolff

Father Fargue

Dan Jackson

Madjumba

Jacques Marin

Cerisot

Alain Saury

A.D.C.

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