The Roots of Heaven

Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

6.219582h 1m

Released

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1958-10-15

Runtime2h 1m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

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Cast & Crew

Errol Flynn

as Forsythe

Trevor Howard

as Morel

Eddie Albert

as Abe Fields

Juliette Gréco

as Minna

Orson Welles

as Cy Sedgewick

Paul Lukas

as Saint Denis

Herbert Lom

as Orsini

Edric Connor

as Waitari

Grégoire Aslan

as Habib

André Luguet

as Governor

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Apr 4, 2022

5/10

I just wonder how much acting Errol Flynn or Orson Welles actually had to do in this really disappointing and meandering yarn - they both appear as disinterested as the other. Trevor Howard doesn't fare much better as the early ecologist "Morel" who is determined to put a stop to elephant hunting. That's quite a task given he is slap bang amidst Fr…

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