The Roots of Heaven
15/10/1958
2h 1m



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.
Cast


Errol Flynn
Forsythe


Trevor Howard
Morel


Eddie Albert
Abe Fields


Juliette Gréco
Minna


Orson Welles
Cy Sedgewick


Paul Lukas
Saint Denis


Herbert Lom
Orsini


Edric Connor
Waitari


Grégoire Aslan
Habib


André Luguet
Governor


Friedrich von Ledebur
Peer Qvist


Olivier Hussenot
The Baron


Pierre Dudan
Maj. Scholscher


Marc Doelnitz
De Vries


Francis de Wolff
Father Fargue


Dan Jackson
Madjumba
Maurice Cannon
Haas


Jacques Marin
Cerisot


Alain Saury
A.D.C.
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