The Roots of Heaven

1958

AdventureDrama

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.

"Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !"

Rating

6.2
22 votes

Popularity

0.3935

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions,20th Century Fox

Runtime

121 min.

Status

Released

Release: 10/15/1958

Credits

The Roots of Heaven

John HustonDirector

The Roots of Heaven

Errol FlynnForsythe

The Roots of Heaven

Trevor HowardMorel

The Roots of Heaven

Eddie AlbertAbe Fields

The Roots of Heaven

Juliette GrécoMinna

More like this

Sale temps pour les mouches
1966
Drama • Crime
5.7
0
We Were Strangers
1949
Drama • Thriller • Adventure • Romance
5.9
1
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
6.4
2
God of Gamblers' Return
1994
Action • Comedy
6.6
2
Return to Rajapur
2006
Drama • Romance
6.8
0

Reviews

CinemaSerf

4/4/2022

5 / 10

I just wonder how much acting Errol Flynn or Orson Welles actually had to do in this really disappointing and meandering yarn - they both appear as disinterested as the other. Trevor Howard doesn't fare much better as the early ecologist "Morel" who is determined to put a stop to elephant hunting. That's quite a task given he is slap bang amidst French Equatorial Africa where most of the community is employed in this "sport" and most of the establishment takes part. More by luck than judgement, his campaign attracts the attention of "Sedgewick" (Welles) and soon photographer Eddie Albert ("Abe") in on site to capture the images and tell the world the story. What now ensues is a battle with the hunters now having something entirely new to hunt. The story isn't half bad, but the execution is rally poor. Flynn, playing a dissolute former British officer is nowhere near his best form, Welles features but sparingly and the rest of this is looks little better than a glorified episode of "Daktari" (without "Clarence"). It is way, way, too long with production standards that are mediocre at best. It's sad to see such an high profile ensemble cast going to waste like this, but this is really pretty dull and forgettable.

MOVIZZ - all rights reserved @ 2025

Made with themoviedb.org