John Houston's The Roots of Heaven Limited Edition Review

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The Roots of Heaven Blu-ray

The Roots of Heaven Blu-ray Review

John Houston's The Roots of Heaven will be released by Twilight Times. Another limited release of 3,000 Blu-ray copies. Amazon pre-order should be up soon.


LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: English 2.0 DTS-HD MA
1958 / Color
126 MINUTES
Limited Edition of 3,000 Units

“Under John Huston’s fine direction, the action moves along in splendid style.” —The New York Times

“Striking pictorial aspects, exciting performances, and builds to a pulsating climax of absorbing tension.” —Variety

John Huston’s adventure-packed adaptation of Romain Gary’s Prix Goncourt-winning novel takes a prescient look at an early eco-warrior (Trevor Howard) waging a battle to preserve the elephant herds of French Equatorial Africa. With the colonial government and bloodthirsty ivory hunters aligned against him, he joins forces with a motley band of rebels—including a jovial but perpetually hammered ex-military man (Errol Flynn) and a world-weary bar girl (Juliette Greco)—in a courageous effort to save the last wild things of this Earth.

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