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The Emerald Forest
1985 6.7 (243 votes) 1h 54m
Genres
Action Adventure Drama
Production Companies
Christel Films
Embassy Pictures

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.

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.

Key Crew

Producer: John Boorman

Director of Photography: Philippe Rousselot

Director: John Boorman

Screenplay: Rospo Pallenberg

Top Cast

Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe

Bill Markham

Charley Boorman
Charley Boorman

Tomme

Meg Foster
Meg Foster

Jean Markham

Estee Chandler
Estee Chandler

Heather

Dira Paes
Dira Paes

Kachiri

Eduardo Conde
Eduardo Conde

Uwe Werner

Ariel Coelho
Ariel Coelho

Padre Leduc

Peter Marinker
Peter Marinker

Perreira

Videos

The Emerald Forest (Modern Trailer)

The Emerald Forest ≣ 1985 ≣ Trailer

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