The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

Infobox_Film
name = The Roots of Heaven


caption = Original film poster
imdb_id = 0052148
writer = Romain Gary
starring = Errol Flynn,
Juliette Gréco,
Trevor Howard
director = John Huston
producer = Darryl F. Zanuck
music = Malcolm Arnold
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = 1958
runtime = 121 mins
language = English
awards =
budget =

"The Roots of Heaven" is a 1958 adventure film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by John Huston and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Romain Gary and Patrick Leigh Fermor based on the novel "Les racines du ciel" by Romain Gary.

The film starred Errol Flynn, Juliette Gréco, Trevor Howard, with Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom and Gregoire Aslan.

Plot

Set in French Equatorial Africa, the film tells the story of Morel (Trevor Howard), a crusading environmentalist who sets out to preserve the elephants from extinction as a lasting symbol of freedom for all humanity. He is helped by Minna (Juliette Gréco), a nightclub hostess and Forsythe (Errol Flynn), a disgraced British military officer hoping to redeem himself.

Cast

Errol Flynn - Maj. Forsythe
Juliette Gréco - Minna
Trevor Howard - Merel
Eddie Albert - Abe Fields
Orson Welles - Cy Sedgewick
Paul Lukas - Saint Denis
Herbert Lom - Orsini
Gregoire Aslan - Habib André Luguet - Governor Edric Connor - Watari Oliver Hussenot - The Baron Pierre Dudan - Maj. Scholscher Marc Doelnitz - De Vries Dan Jackson - Madjumba Maurice Cannon - Haas Jacques Marin - Cerisot Alain Saury - A.D.C. Francis de Wolff - Father Fargue Frederick Ledebur - Peer Qvist

Notes

* William Holden left the production and Trevor Howard replaced him. Errol Flynn assumed top billing.
* The film was made on location in Chad.
* The cast and crew suffered from the heat, malaria and other tropical diseases.
* It is the memories of the challenging location that Flynn mentions with affection in his memoirs "My Wicked, Wicked Ways" (1959).

References

* Flynn, E. "My Wicked, Wicked Ways". G.P. Putnam’s Sons 1959, Pan Books 1961 in association with William Heinemann Ltd, 5th Printing 1979.
* Norman, B. "The Hollywood Greats". Arrow Books, 1988 edition.
* Thomas, T. Behlmer, R. & McCarty, C. "The Films of Errol Flynn". Citadel Press. 1969.

External links

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