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The Roots of Heaven( 1958)

TV-MAAdventureDrama
62%
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Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Errol Flynn

      Forsythe

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      Trevor Howard

      Morel

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      Eddie Albert

      Abe Fields

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      Juliette Gréco

      Minna

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      Orson Welles

      Cy Sedgewick

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      Paul Lukas

      Saint Denis

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      Herbert Lom

      Orsini

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      Edric Connor

      Waitari

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      Grégoire Aslan

      Habib

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      André Luguet

      Governor

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      Friedrich von Ledebur

      Peer Qvist

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      Olivier Hussenot

      The Baron

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      Pierre Dudan

      Maj. Scholscher

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      Marc Doelnitz

      De Vries

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      Francis de Wolff

      Father Fargue

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      Dan Jackson

      Madjumba

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      Maurice Cannon

      Haas

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      Jacques Marin

      Cerisot

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      Alain Saury

      A.D.C.

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    I just wonder how much acting Errol Flynn or Orson Welles actually had to do in this really disappointing and meandering yarn - they both appear as disinterested as the other. Trevor Howard doesn't fare much better as the early ecologist "Morel" who is determined to put a stop to elephant hunting. That's quite a task given he is slap bang amidst French Equatorial Africa where most of the community is employed in this "sport" and most of the establishment takes part. More by luck than judgement, his campaign attracts the attention of "Sedgewick" (Welles) and soon photographer Eddie Albert ("Abe"...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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