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15/10/1958 Adventure, Drama 2h 1m
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Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

Overview

In French Equatorial Africa, an idealist campaigns to save the African elephant, gaining support from a nightclub hostess and an ex-soldier. His cause attracts a mix of characters, including a U.S. commentator, a government aide opposed to him, and an ivory hunter with conflicting interests.

  1. John Huston

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Errol Flynn

    Forsythe

  2. Trevor Howard

    Morel

  3. Eddie Albert

    Abe Fields

  4. Juliette Gréco

    Minna

  5. Orson Welles

    Cy Sedgewick

  6. Paul Lukas

    Saint Denis

  7. Herbert Lom

    Orsini

  8. Edric Connor

    Waitari

  9. Grégoire Aslan

    Habib

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04
I just wonder how much acting Errol Flynn or Orson Welles actually had to do in this really disappointing and meandering yarn - they both appear as disinterested as the other. Trevor Howard doesn't fare much better as the early ecologist "Morel" who is determined to put a stop to elephant hunting. That's quite a task given he is slap bang amidst French Equatorial Africa where most of the community is employed in this "sport" and most of the establishment takes part. More by luck than judgement, his campaign attracts the attention of "Sedgewick" (Welles) and soon photographer Eddie Albert ("Abe...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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