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The Roots of Heaven (1958)

The Roots of Heaven

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2h 1m

Adventure, Drama

July 23rd, 1959

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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.

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Cast

Errol Flynn
Forsythe
Juliette Gréco
Minna
Trevor Howard
Morel
Eddie Albert
Abe Fields
Orson Welles
Cy Sedgewick
Paul Lukas
Saint Denis
Herbert Lom
Orsini
Grégoire Aslan
Habib
André Luguet
Governor
Friedrich von Ledebur
Peer Qvist
Full cast & crew

Directors

John Huston
Full cast & crew

Producers

Michael Holden
production executive
(uncredited)
Robert L. Jacks
associate producer
(as Robert Jacks)
Darryl F. Zanuck
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Romain Gary
novel
Romain Gary
(screenplay) and
Patrick Leigh-Fermor
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !
There is violence in this story - but also the seeds of faith...There is hate in this story - but also the seeds of love...There is cowardice in this story - but also the seeds of courage...BUT ABOVE ALL THERE IS GREATNESS

Keywords

colonialism
violence
based on novel
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

July 23rd, 1959 (Australia)
January 9th, 1959 (Belgium)
March 14th, 1960 (Denmark)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Roots of Heaven (original title)
De wortels van de hemel (Belgium) (Flemish title)
Les racines du ciel (Belgium) (French title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Chad
France
All Locations

Running Times

121 min
126 min

Sound Mixes

4-Track Stereo

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
20th Century Fox

Distribution Companies

CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia)
Twentieth Century Fox (France)
Centfox (Germany)
All Distribution Companies

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