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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Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness ! 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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Directors
John Huston
Writers
Romain Gary, Patrick Leigh-Fermor
Cast
Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Juliette Gréco, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom, Edric Connor, Grégoire Aslan, André Luguet, Friedrich von Ledebur, Olivier Hussenot, Pierre Dudan, Marc Doelnitz, Francis de Wolff
Production
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America
