The Roots of Heaven

Name: The Roots of Heaven
Director: John Huston
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1958-10-15
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Juliette Gréco, Orson Welles

“Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !”

6.1

1958

2h 1m

AdventureDrama

Director: John Huston

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.