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.
The Emerald Forest
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Trailer
The Emerald Forest (Modern Trailer) · plays on YouTube
Where to watch
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- John Boorman
- Written by
- Rospo Pallenberg
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
Details
- Released
- June 22, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Box office
- $24,467,000
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