The Roots of Heaven (film)

The Roots of Heaven
Original film poster
Directed byJohn Huston
Screenplay byRomain Gary
Patrick Leigh-Fermor
Based onThe Roots of Heaven
(1956 novel)
by Romain Gary
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringErrol Flynn
Juliette Gréco
Trevor Howard
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byRussell Lloyd
Music byMalcolm Arnold
Production
company
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 15, 1958 (1958-10-15)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.3 million[1][2]
Box office$3 million[3][4]

The Roots of Heaven is a 1958 American adventure film made for 20th Century Fox, directed by John Huston and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Romain Gary and Patrick Leigh Fermor is based on Romain Gary's 1956 Prix Goncourt-winning 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. Huston later said that Roots of Heaven "could have been a very fine film. And largely owing to me was not a good film at all."[5]

  1. ^ Solomon p251
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference manchester was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M182.
  4. ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. 7 January 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross
  5. ^ "The Innocent Bystander" Robinson, David. Sight and Sound; London Vol. 42, Iss. 1