The Roots of Heaven
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.
- Production
- Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
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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.
Crew
- Director
- John Huston
- Writers
- Patrick Leigh-Fermor,Romain Gary
- Producers
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Cinematography
- Oswald Morris
- Composer
- Malcolm Arnold
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CinemaSerf
April 4, 2022
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 French Equatorial Africa where most of the community is employed in this "sport" and most of the establishment takes part. More by luck than judgement, …