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Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Forsythe

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Morel

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Abe Fields

Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

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Orson Welles

Orson Welles

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Paul Lukas

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Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

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Edric Connor

Edric Connor

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Grégoire Aslan

Grégoire Aslan

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André Luguet

André Luguet

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Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

Peer Qvist

Olivier Hussenot

Olivier Hussenot

The Baron

Pierre Dudan

Pierre Dudan

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Marc Doelnitz

Marc Doelnitz

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Francis de Wolff

Francis de Wolff

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Dan Jackson

Dan Jackson

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Maurice Cannon

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Jacques Marin

Jacques Marin

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Alain Saury

Alain Saury

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Oswald Morris

Oswald Morris

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John Huston

John Huston

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Russell Lloyd

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Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

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Stephen B. Grimes

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Bruno Avesani

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Rosine Delamare

Rosine Delamare

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Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Patrick Leigh-Fermor

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Romain Gary

Romain Gary

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Romain Gary

Romain Gary

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The Roots of Heaven

19586.2 / 10121 min

Adventure, Drama

Overview

Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

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.