Movie Description
The Roots of Heaven
(1958)Overview
In Fort Lamy, French Equitorial Africa, idealist Morel launches a one-man campaign to preserve the African elephant from extinction, which he sees as the last remaining "roots of Heaven." At first, he finds only support from Minna, hostess of the town's only night club, who is in love with him, and a derelict ex-British Army Major, Forsythe. His crusade gains momentum and he is soon surrounded by an odd assortment of characters: Cy Sedgewick, an American TV commentator who becomes impressed and rallies world-wide support; a U.S. photographer, Abe Fields, who is sent to do a picture story on Morel and stays on to follow his ideals; Saint Denis, a government aide ordered to stop Morel; Orsini, a professional ivory hunter whose vested interests aren't the same as Morel's; and Waitari, leader of a Pan-African movement who follows Morel only for the personal good it will do his own campaign.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Huston
- Producer : Darryl F. Zanuck
- Editor : Russell Lloyd
- 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,Dan Jackson,Maurice Cannon,Jacques Marin,Alain Saury
Cast
Forsythe
Morel
Abe Fields
Minna
Cy Sedgewick
Saint Denis
Orsini
Waitari
Habib
Governor
Peer Qvist
The Baron
Maj. Scholscher
De Vries
Father Fargue
Madjumba
Haas
Cerisot
A.D.C.
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Facts
Original TitleThe Roots of Heaven
Status Released
Release Information
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1958-10-15
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 01m
Production CompaniesDarryl F. Zanuck Productions,20th Century Fox
Genres
- Adventure
- Drama
