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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.

1985 · R · 1h 54m

Directed by John Boorman

6.6

TMDB audience score
290 votes, out of 10

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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.

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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

  • 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

  • Ruy Polanah
    Wanadi

  • Maria Helena Velasco
    Uluru