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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1958-10-15
Runtime: 121 mins
Director: John Huston
Spoken language: English
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Original title: The Roots of Heaven
Production Companies: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States of America

Errol Flynn

Trevor Howard

Eddie Albert

Juliette Gréco

Orson Welles

Paul Lukas

Herbert Lom

Edric Connor

Grégoire Aslan

André Luguet

Friedrich von Ledebur

Olivier Hussenot

Pierre Dudan

Marc Doelnitz
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