The Roots of Heaven

Name: The Roots of Heaven
Director: John Huston
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1958-10-15
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Juliette Gréco, Orson Welles

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1958 · 121 min · NR · Adventure · Drama · TMDB 6.1/10

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.

Directed by John Huston

Cast

Errol Flynn — Forsythe
Trevor Howard — Morel
Eddie Albert — Abe Fields
Juliette Gréco — Minna
Orson Welles — Cy Sedgewick