The Roots of Heaven (1958)
"Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !"

Title: The Roots of Heaven
Original Title: The Roots of Heaven
Release Date: 1958-10-15
Status: Released
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 22 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
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