The Roots of Heaven
October 15, 1958
121 minutes
6.2
AdventureDrama

The Roots of Heaven

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.

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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)
Maurice Cannon
(Haas)
Jacques Marin
(Cerisot)
Alain Saury
(A.D.C.)