The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven is a 1958 film based on the novel Les racines du ciel by Romain Gary.

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1958 - Film - Les racines du ciel - Romain Gary

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Directed by John Huston and Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck

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John Huston - Darryl F. Zanuck

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Distributed by by 20th Century Fox

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• William Holden left the production.
• Trevor Howard replaced Holden. Errol Flynn assumed top billing.

The story of a crusading environmentalist out to preserve the Elephants as a lasting symbol of freedom for all humanity, the film was made on location in French Equatorial Africa. The cast and crew suffered from the heat, malaria and other tropical diseases.

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French Equatorial Africa - Malaria

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It is the memories of the challenging location that Flynn mentions with affection in his memoirs My Wicked, Wicked Ways (1959).

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