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The Roots of Heaven

Release Date:October 15, 1958

Running Time:121 min

Genres:Adventure, Drama

Director

Cast

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

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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.

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