The Roots of Heaven

6.2

121 minutes

10/15/1958

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.

Cast List

Errol Flynn
as Forsythe
Trevor Howard
as Morel
Eddie Albert
as Abe Fields
Juliette Gréco
as Minna
Orson Welles
as Cy Sedgewick
Paul Lukas
as Saint Denis
Herbert Lom
as Orsini
Edric Connor
as Waitari
Grégoire Aslan
as Habib
André Luguet
as Governor
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Peer Qvist
Olivier Hussenot
as The Baron
Pierre Dudan
as Maj. Scholscher
Marc Doelnitz
as De Vries
Francis de Wolff
as Father Fargue
Dan Jackson
as Madjumba
Maurice Cannon
as Haas
Jacques Marin
as Cerisot
Alain Saury
as A.D.C.