---
title: 'The Roots of Heaven (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-roots-of-heaven-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052148/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Roots of Heaven (1958)

1958 · 121 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Roots of Heaven is a 1958 American adventure film directed by John Huston and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay was written by Romain Gary and Patrick Leigh Fermor based on Romain Gary's 1956 novel of the same name. The film stars Errol Flynn, Juliette Gréco, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom, and Grégoire Aslan. The film was distributed by 20th Century-Fox.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [Romain Gary](https://cinepixo.com/people/romain-gary), [Patrick Leigh Fermor](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-leigh-fermor)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Malcolm Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-arnold)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Russell Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-lloyd)

## Cast

- [Errol Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/errol-flynn)
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur)
- [Alain Saury](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-saury)
- [André Luguet](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-luguet)
- [Edric Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/edric-connor)
- [Hans Verner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-verner)
- [Juliette Gréco](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-greco)
- [Olivier Hussenot](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-hussenot)
- [Habib Benglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/habib-benglia)
- [Pierre Dudan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-dudan)
- [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)
- [Bachir Touré](https://cinepixo.com/people/bachir-toure)
- [Eddie Albert](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-albert)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [Paul Lukas](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lukas)

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