The Roots of Heaven

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Movie Info

A drunken British ex-major (Errol Flynn) and a prostitute (Juliette Gréco) join an African elephant crusader (Trevor Howard).

Genre:

adventure
Original Language:

English
Director:

John Huston
Producer:

Darryl F. Zanuck
Writer:

Romain Gary, Patrick Leigh-Fermor
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 1, 2014
Runtime:

2h 11m

Cast & Crew

Errol Flynn
Forsythe

Juliette Gréco
Minna

Trevor Howard
Morel

Eddie Albert
Abe Fields

Orson Welles
Cy Sedgewick

Paul Lukas
Saint Denis

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Critic Reviews for The Roots of Heaven

All Critics (2) | Fresh (2)

Well worth seeing, but somewhat disappointing nonetheless, this is ace director John Huston's screen version of Romain Gary's famed novel.

October 21, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
...a different kind of African wildlife adventure: the heroes are early eco-warriors, animals rights activists who take on both private elephant poachers and government indifference...

February 19, 2012 | Full Review…

Sean Axmaker
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Well worth seeing, but somewhat disappointing nonetheless, this is ace director John Huston's screen version of Romain Gary's famed novel.

October 21, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
...a different kind of African wildlife adventure: the heroes are early eco-warriors, animals rights activists who take on both private elephant poachers and government indifference...

February 19, 2012 | Full Review…

Sean Axmaker
Parallax View

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