The Roots of Heaven (1958)
"Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !"
Title: The Roots of Heaven
Original Title: The Roots of Heaven
Release Date: 1958-10-15
Status: Released
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 22 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
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