The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven
Release: 1958-10-15
·Runtime: 121m
·★ 6.2
Adventure
Drama
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
20th Century Fox
Cast
Eddie Albert
as Abe Fields
Orson Welles
as Cy Sedgewick
Jacques Marin
as Cerisot
Alain Saury
as A.D.C.
Marc Doelnitz
as De Vries
Errol Flynn
as Forsythe
Edric Connor
as Waitari
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Peer Qvist
Francis de Wolff
as Father Fargue
Dan Jackson
as Madjumba
Grégoire Aslan
as Habib
André Luguet
as Governor
Pierre Dudan
as Maj. Scholscher
Trevor Howard
as Morel
Juliette Gréco
as Minna
Paul Lukas
as Saint Denis
Herbert Lom
as Orsini
Olivier Hussenot
as The Baron
