The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven (1958)

Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

  • Genre: Adventure, Drama
  • Release Date: 1958-10-15
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 1min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

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.

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Directing John Huston Director
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Art Stephen B. Grimes Art Direction
Camera Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Sound Malcolm Arnold Music
Costume & Make-Up Rosine Delamare Costume Design
Editing Russell Lloyd Editor
Art Bruno Avesani Set Decoration
Writing Romain Gary Screenplay
Writing Romain Gary Novel
Writing Patrick Leigh-Fermor Screenplay