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22/06/1985 Action, Adventure, Drama 1h 54m
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What kind of man would return year after year for ten years to rescue a missing boy from the most savage jungle in the world? His father.

Overview

For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.

  1. John Boorman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Powers Boothe

    Bill Markham

  2. Charley Boorman

    Tomme

  3. Meg Foster

    Jean Markham

  4. Estee Chandler

    Heather

  5. Dira Paes

    Kachiri

  6. Eduardo Conde

    Uwe Werner

  7. Ariel Coelho

    Padre Leduc

  8. Peter Marinker

    Perreira

  9. Mario Borges

    Costa

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2023-04-09
**_Good rainforest movie marred by eye-rolling bits and tacked on eco message_**

An American engineer (Powers Boothe) takes his family to the Amazon Basin to build a major dam, but his son suddenly disappears and there are rumors that he may have been taken by a tribe called The Invisible People. Ten years pass and he’s still looking. Will he find him? Will the son (Charley Boorman) recognize him? Meg Foster is on hand as the wife/mother.

“The Emerald Forest” (1985) is similar to “A Man Called Horse” (1970) story-wise, albeit involving a teen, plus featuring the Amazon setting ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$24,467,000.00

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