The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

United States of America

  • NR
  • 1958-10-15
  • Adventure,
    Drama
  • 2h-1m
62%
User
Score
Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

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.

Top Billed 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

Maurice Cannon

Haas

Jacques Marin

Cerisot

Alain Saury

A.D.C.


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A review by CinemaSerf

5.0
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04

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 g...


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