The Emerald Forest (1985)

  • R
  • 06/26/1985 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama
  • 1h 54m

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. This is when Bill's adventure truly begins.

John Boorman

Director

Rospo Pallenberg

Screenplay

Cast

Powers Boothe's headshot

Powers Boothe

Bill Markham
Charley Boorman's headshot

Charley Boorman

Tomme
Meg Foster's headshot

Meg Foster

Jean Markham
Estee Chandler's headshot

Estee Chandler

Heather
Dira Paes's headshot

Dira Paes

Kachiri
Eduardo Conde's headshot

Eduardo Conde

Uwe Werner
Ariel Coelho's headshot

Ariel Coelho

Padre Leduc
Peter Marinker's headshot

Peter Marinker

Perreira

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