The Roots of Heaven (1958)

The Roots of Heaven (1958) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
121 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Collectors Edition
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Huston

Written By:
Romain Gary

Actors:
Errol Flynn ..... Forsythe
Juliette Gréco ..... Minna (as Juliette Greco)
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 (as Friedrich Ledebur)
Edric Connor ..... Waitari
Olivier Hussenot ..... Baron
Pierre Dudan ..... Major Schölscher
Marc Doelnitz ..... De Vries
Francis De Wolff ..... Father Farque (as Francis de Wolff)

Synopsis:

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.

A final condemnation of violence and intolerance through the story of Morel's adventures. Morel lives in Africa and can not stand the massacre of the elephants. He starts to fight to bannish this hunt and to awake the world's conciousness. As he starts, nobody supports him, but thanks to American reporter Sedgwick, he becomes famous. Some people come to help him, others try to use him...

Englishman's crusade against destruction of elephants in French Equatorial Africa and his somewhat hollow victory.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2022.