The Roots of Heaven
1958 · Movie · 121 min. · United States
Set in French Equatorial Africa, the film tells the story of Morel (Trevor Howard), a crusading environmentalist who sets out to preserve the elephants from extinction as a lasting symbol of freedom for all humanity. He is helped by Minna (Juliette Gréco), a nightclub hostess and Forsythe (Errol Flynn), a disgraced British military officer hoping to redeem himself.
Direction John Huston
Cast Errol Flynn · Juliette Greco · Trevor Howard · Eddie Albert · Orson Welles · Paul Lukas · Herbert Lom · Grégoire Aslan · André Luguet · Friedrich von Ledebur · Edric Connor · Olivier Hussenot · Pierre Dudan · Marc Doelnitz · Francis De Wolff
Soundtrack Malcolm Arnold
Screenplay Patrick Leigh-Fermor · Romain Gary
Cinematography Oswald Morris
Original title The Roots of Heaven
5.6
333 votes (FilmAffinity)
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