The Roots of Heaven

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Huston

Writing Credits

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

Cast

Errol Flynn
Forsythe
Juliette Gréco
Minna
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
Edric Connor
Waitari
Olivier Hussenot
Baron
Pierre Dudan
Major Schölscher
Marc Doelnitz
De Vries
Francis De Wolff
Father Farque
Dan Jackson
Madjumba
Maurice de Canonge
Haas
Jacques Marin
Cerisot
Habib Benglia
Korotoro
Bachir Touré
Yussef
Alain Saury
A.D.C.
Roscoe Stallworth
N'Dolo
Hassane Fall
Inguele
Beverly Aadland
Blonde Dancer
Colin Drake
Journalist
Jacqueline Fogt
Madame Orsini
Billy Kearns
Sarcastic Man in Bar
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)
All Filters