Movie·1985·1h 54m
The Emerald Forest
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Rospo Pallenberg
Producer
John Boorman, Edgar F. Gross
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Music
Brian Gascoigne
Editor
Ian Crafford
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
265 votes
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// cast
Cast
Powers Boothe
Bill Markham
Charley Boorman
Tomme
Meg Foster
Jean Markham
Estee Chandler
Heather
Dira Paes
Kachiri
Eduardo Conde
Uwe Werner
Ariel Coelho
Padre Leduc
Peter Marinker
Perreira
Mario Borges
Costa
Yara Vaneau
Young Heather
William Rodriguez
Young Tommy
Átila Iório
Trader
Gabriel Arcanjo
Trader's Henchman
Gracindo Júnior
Carlos
Arthur Muhlenberg
Rico
Chico Terto
Paulo
Ruy Polanah
Wanadi
Maria Helena Velasco
Uluru
// crew
Crew
John Boorman
Director, Producer
Rospo Pallenberg
Screenplay
Brian Gascoigne
Original Music Composer
Junior Homrich
Original Music Composer
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Ian Crafford
Editor
Edgar F. Gross
Executive Producer
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