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Director:
John Boorman
Writer:
Rospo Pallenberg (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 July 1985 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama See more »
Tagline:
The Adventure Movie of the Year. See more »
Plot:
After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
The best movie of Boorman See more (51 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Powers Boothe ... Bill Markham
Meg Foster ... Jean Markham
Yara Vaneau ... Young Heather
William Rodriguez ... Young Tommy

Estee Chandler ... Heather
Charley Boorman ... Tomme
Dira Paes ... Kachiri
Eduardo Conde ... Uwe Werner
Ariel Coelho ... Padre Leduc
Peter Marinker ... Perreira
Mario Borges ... Costa
Átila Iório ... Trader (as Atilia Iorio)
Gabriel Archanjo ... Trader's Henchman
Gracindo Júnior ... Carlos
Arthur Muhlenberg ... Rico
Chico Terto ... Paulo
Ruy Polanah ... Wanadi
Maria Helena Velasco ... Uluru
Tetchie Agbayani ... Caya
Paulo Vinicius ... Mapi
Aloisio Flores ... Samanpo
Joao Mauricio Carvalho ... Monkey
Isabel Bicudo ... Kachiri's Cousin
Patricia Prisco ... Kachiri's Cousin
Silvana de Faria ... Pequi
Alexandre Fontes ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Antioni Japones ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Candido Silveira ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Diocelio Nascimento ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Fabio Da Silveira ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Fernando Pires ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Haroldo Da Silva Pampolha ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Itakati Croaia ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Jorge Luiz Coelho De Mello ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Jose Ademir Dos Santos ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Marcos Tuantagno ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Nilson Accioly ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Sergio Martins ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Wanderley ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Wladimir Oliveiro ... Invisible Tribe Warrior
Elidia Moraes ... Tribeswoman
Elisette Costa Oliveira ... Tribeswoman
Ivana Barbosa Freitas ... The Tribeswomen
Jurema Carvalho ... Tribeswoman
Walkiria De Freitas ... Tribeswoman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ronaldo Alves ... Fierce tribe warrior
Jandir Carvalho Leite ... Fierce tribe warrior
Ricardo Costa De Sousa ... Fierce tribe warrior
Welison De Azvedo Santos ... Fierce tribe warrior
Luiz Roberto Devreiro ... Fierce tribe warrior
Ana Lucia Dos Rei ... Tribeswoman
José Maria Gomes De Silva ... Fierce tribe warrior
Delnilto Gomes ... Fierce tribe warrior
Coluene Kodwell ... Fierce tribe warrior
Luis Fernando Machado ... Fierce tribe warrior
Guto Macido ... Fierce tribe warrior
Iran Magalhaes ... Fierce tribe warrior
Claudio Moreno ... Jacareh
Antonio Rodriguez Neto ... Fierce tribe warrior
Sergio Espirito Santo ... Fierce Tribe Warrior
Marcela Toneao ... Fierce tribe warrior
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Directed by
John Boorman 
 
Writing credits
Rospo Pallenberg (written by)

Produced by
John Boorman .... producer
Michael Dryhurst .... co-producer
Edgar F. Gross .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Brian Gascoigne 
Junior Homrich 
 
Cinematography by
Philippe Rousselot (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Ian Crafford 
 
Casting by
Flávio R. Tambellini 
 
Production Design by
Simon Holland 
 
Art Direction by
Marcos Flaksman 
Terry Pritchard 
 
Costume Design by
Clovis Bueno 
Christel Kruse Boorman 
 
Production Management
Roberto Bakker .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexis Cahill .... third assistant director: second unit
Mike Higgins .... key second assistant director
Barry Langley .... first assistant director
Jaime A. Schwartz .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Peter Mann .... stand-by constructor
Barry Wilkinson .... property master
Simon Wilkinson .... stand-by property master
 
Sound Department
Ron Davis .... sound editor
Gerry Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer
Peter Marinker .... special dialogue advisor
 
Special Effects by
Philip Sharpe .... set model maker
Phil Stokes .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Tony Willis .... effects cameraman (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Marc Boyle .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Pierre Baronsky .... gaffer
Gale Tattersall .... camera operator
Daniel Mindel .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Flavio Chaves .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Valeria Costa Amorim .... production assistant
Judi Bunn .... production coordinator
Gita V. Engelhart .... production coordinator
Gary Gillingham .... production accountant
Jose Possi .... choreographer: tribe
James R. Powell .... production assistant
Pat Rambaut .... continuity
 
Thanks
Hector Babenco .... thanks
Jake Eberts .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"John Boorman's The Emerald Forest" - Australia
"A Floresta Esmeralda" - Portugal
"A Floresta das Esmeraldas" - Brazil (imdb display title)
"Amazonas - smaragdskogen" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"Der Smaragdwald" - West Germany
"Het smaragden woud" - Belgium (Flemish title)
"La forêt d'émeraude" - France
"La foresta di smeraldo" - Italy
"La selva esmeralda" - Spain
"Regnskovens hemmelighed" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Smaragdenio dasos" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Smaragderdő" - Hungary
"Smaragdimetsä" - Finland
"Smaragdna suma" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Szmaragdowy las" - Poland
"To smaragdenio dasos" - Greece (festival title)
"Zümrüt ormani" - Turkey (Turkish title)
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Portuguese
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2000) | Iceland:16 | Norway:16 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:12 (re-rating) (2005)
Filming Locations:
Araguaia River, BrazilSee more »
Company:
Christel FilmsSee more »

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Trivia:
Based on real-life events.See more »
Quotes:
Bill Markham:Tomme, I want you to come with me. Momme wants you to come home.
Kachiri:He is finished with mothers. I am his woman now.
Bill Markham:You stole my son.
Tomme:Dadee.
Bill Markham:He took you from me, from Momme.
Tomme:That was long ago.
Bill Markham:I just want you to see the home that you came from.
Tomme:This is my home. It will be the home of my children.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time of the Apes (#4.6)" (1991)See more »

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14 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
The best movie of Boorman, 29 July 2004
Author: grandisdavid from washington DC

Certainly the best of Boorman. After seeing again Deliverance, which was thrilling when it was first released, and Excalibur, poetical, Wagnerian but a little bit out of date (regarding the shining 70's fake armors), Emerald Forest deepens philosophy and ethnology. Very profound and touching, very good acting, excellent photography, technically superb, there's nothing to really complain about. It hasn't aged at all and probably won't. I gave it a 10 because I do not see anything to improve. In our sad new era of ethnological destruction, where there's no place anymore for the Aborigene or any other tribal culture, this movie gives a little hope, a little reverie of seeing things turning in the right direction thanks to ancient magic. How vain but how beautiful!

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