

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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
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Key Crew

John Huston
Director

Romain Gary
Screenplay
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.