The Roots of Heaven
- Original title
- The Roots of Heaven
- Year
- 1958
- Running time
- 121 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- 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
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Adventure. Drama | Africa
- Movie Groups
- Romain Gary Adaptations
- Synopsis
- 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.
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