Las raíces del cielo (1958)
Morel es un aventurero que se traslada hasta una colonia francesa en África para luchar contra el exterminio indiscriminado de elefantes. En su misión lo apoyarán la nativa Minna, el excombatiente Forsythe y un presentador televisivo que se encargará de realizar un reportaje, pero en su cruzada encontrará también enemigos, cuyos intereses son opuestos a los suyos.
Directora:
John Huston
Escritores:
Patrick Leigh-Fermor, Romain Gary.
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Errol Flynn as Forsythe |
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Trevor Howard as Morel |
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Eddie Albert as Abe Fields |
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Juliette Gréco as Minna |
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Orson Welles as Cy Sedgewick |
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Paul Lukas as Saint Denis |
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Herbert Lom as Orsini |
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Edric Connor as Waitari |
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Grégoire Aslan as Habib |
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André Luguet as Governor |
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Friedrich von Ledebur as Peer Qvist |
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Olivier Hussenot as The Baron |
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Pierre Dudan as Maj. Scholscher |
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Marc Doelnitz as De Vries |
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Francis de Wolff as Father Fargue |
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Dan Jackson as Madjumba |
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Maurice Cannon as Haas |
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Jacques Marin as Cerisot |
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Alain Saury as A.D.C. |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Editing | Russell Lloyd | Editor |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Music |
| Art | Stephen B. Grimes | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosine Delamare | Costume Design |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Art | Bruno Avesani | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Patrick Leigh-Fermor | Screenplay |
| Writing | Romain Gary | Screenplay |
| Writing | Romain Gary | Novel |