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The Roots of Heaven (1958) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Huston

Writing Credits  

Romain Gary ... (novel)
 
Romain Gary ... (screenplay) and
Patrick Leigh-Fermor ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Errol Flynn ... Forsythe
Juliette Gréco ... Minna (as Juliette Greco)
Trevor Howard ... Morel
Eddie Albert ... Abe Fields
Orson Welles ... Cy Sedgewick
Paul Lukas ... Saint Denis
Herbert Lom ... Orsini
Grégoire Aslan ... Habib
André Luguet ... Governor
Friedrich von Ledebur ... Peer Qvist (as Friedrich Ledebur)
Edric Connor Edric Connor ... Waitari
Olivier Hussenot ... Baron
Pierre Dudan Pierre Dudan ... Major Schölscher
Marc Doelnitz Marc Doelnitz ... De Vries
Francis De Wolff ... Father Farque (as Francis de Wolff)
Dan Jackson ... Madjumba
Maurice de Canonge Maurice de Canonge ... Haas (as Maurice Cannon)
Jacques Marin ... Cerisot
Habib Benglia Habib Benglia ... Korotoro
Bachir Touré Bachir Touré ... Yussef
Alain Saury ... A.D.C.
Roscoe Stallworth Roscoe Stallworth ... N'Dolo
Hassane Fall ... Inguele (as Assane Fall)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beverly Aadland Beverly Aadland ... Blonde Dancer (uncredited)
Colin Drake Colin Drake ... Journalist (uncredited)
Jacqueline Fogt Jacqueline Fogt ... Madame Orsini (uncredited)
Billy Kearns Billy Kearns ... Sarcastic Man in Bar (uncredited)
Hans Verner ... (uncredited)

Produced by 

Michael Holden ... production executive (uncredited)
Robert L. Jacks ... associate producer (as Robert Jacks)
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by 

Malcolm Arnold

Cinematography by 

Oswald Morris ... director of photography

Editing by 

Russell Lloyd

Art Direction by 

Stephen B. Grimes ... (as Stephen Grimes)

Set Decoration by 

Bruno Avesani

Costume Design by 

Rosine Delamare

Makeup Department 

George Frost ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Guy Luongo ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Carlo Lastricati ... assistant director

Art Department 

Raymond Gabutti ... associate art director
Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Basil Fenton-Smith ... sound (as Basil Fenton Smith)
Ray Bomba ... sound editor (uncredited)
Ralph Hickey ... sound editor (uncredited)
Don Isaacs ... sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Fred Etcheverry ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Gilles Bonneau ... photographer: second unit
Skeets Kelly ... photographer: second unit
Henri Persin ... photographer: second unit

Location Management 

Eva Monley ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department 

Malcolm Arnold ... conductor
Alfred Newman ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Henri Patterson ... music recordist: African drums and chants (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator: Alfred Newman (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Angela Allen ... script girl
Lucie Lichtig ... continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Claude Hettier De Boislambert ... technical advisor (as Claude Hettier de Boislambert)
Anna-Marie Cazalis ... publicist (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

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