The Emerald Forest

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The Emerald Forest (1985)

Directed by John Boorman

“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.”

Adventure, Drama · 1h 54m

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. This is when Bill's adventure truly begins.

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Cast

Powers Boothe Bill Markham Charley Boorman Tomme Meg Foster Jean Markham Estee Chandler Heather Dira Paes Kachiri Eduardo Conde Uwe Werner
A
Ariel Coelho Padre Leduc Peter Marinker Perreira
M
Mario Borges Costa
Y
Yara Vaneau Young Heather
W
William Rodriguez Young Tommy Átila Iório Trader

Crew

Director
John Boorman
Screenplay
Rospo Pallenberg
Director of Photography
Philippe Rousselot
Original Music Composer
Brian Gascoigne, Junior Homrich
Editor
Ian Crafford
Producer
John Boorman

Details

Release date
1985-06-22
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Production
Christel Films, Embassy Pictures
Box office
$24,467,000