The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven
AdventureDrama

The Roots of Heaven

1958
121 min
6.2
62.0%
User Score
(22 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

John Huston

STARRING

Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Juliette Gréco, Orson Welles

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Cast

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Forsythe

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Morel

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Abe Fields

Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

Minna

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Cy Sedgewick

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Saint Denis

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Orsini

Edric Connor

Edric Connor

Waitari

Grégoire Aslan

Grégoire Aslan

Habib

André Luguet

André Luguet

Governor

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

Peer Qvist

Olivier Hussenot

Olivier Hussenot

The Baron