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The Roots of Heaven(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-10-15
62%
22 Votes
Time: 2h 1m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Movie: The Roots of Heaven
Top 10 Billed 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
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