The Emerald Forest (1985)
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- R
- 1h 54min
- Action, Adventure
- 03 Jul 1985 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 nominations.
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| Powers Boothe | ... |
Bill Markham
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| Meg Foster | ... |
Jean Markham
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Yara Vaneau | ... |
Young Heather
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| William Rodriguez | ... |
Young Tommy
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| Estee Chandler | ... |
Heather
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| Charley Boorman | ... |
Tomme
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| Dira Paes | ... |
Kachiri
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| Eduardo Conde | ... |
Uwe Werner
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Ariel Coelho | ... |
Padre Leduc
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| Peter Marinker | ... |
Perreira
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Mario Borges | ... |
Costa
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| Átila Iório | ... |
Trader
(as Atilia Iorio)
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Gabriel Archanjo | ... |
Trader's Henchman
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| Gracindo Júnior | ... |
Carlos
(as Gracindo Junior)
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Arthur Muhlenberg | ... |
Rico
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Chico Terto | ... |
Paulo
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Ruy Polanah | ... |
Wanadi
(as Rui Polanah)
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| Maria Helena Velasco | ... |
Uluru
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| Tetchie Agbayani | ... |
Caya
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| Paulo Ribeiro | ... |
Mapi
(as Paulo Vinicius)
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Aloisio Flores | ... |
Samanpo
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Joao Mauricio Carvalho | ... |
Monkey
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Isabel Bicudo | ... |
Kachiri's Cousin
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Patricia Prisco | ... |
Kachiri's Cousin
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Silvana de Faria | ... |
Pequi
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| Alexandre Cappelli | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
(as Alexandre Fontes)
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Antioni Japones | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Candido Silveira | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Diocelio Nascimento | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Fabio Da Silveira | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Fernando Pires | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior / Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Haroldo Da Silva Pampolha | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Itakati Croaia | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Jorge Luiz Coelho De Mello | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Jose Ademir Dos Santos | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Marcos Tuantagno | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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| Evandro Mesquita | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
(as Mesquita)
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Nilsen Accioli | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
(as Nilson Accioly)
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Sergio Martins | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Wanderley | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Wladimir Oliveiro | ... |
Invisible Tribe Warrior
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Ana Lucia Dos Rei | ... |
Tribeswoman
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Elidia Moraes | ... |
Tribeswoman
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Elisette Costa Oliveira | ... |
Tribeswoman
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Ivana Barbosa Freitas | ... |
The Tribeswomen
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Jurema Carvalho | ... |
Tribeswoman
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Walkiria De Freitas | ... |
Tribeswoman
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Claudio Moreno | ... |
Jacareh
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Antonio Rodriguez Neto | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Coluene Kodwell | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Delnilto Gomes | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Guto Macido | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Iran Magalhaes | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Jandir Carvalho Leite | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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José Maria Carvalho | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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José Maria Gomes De Silva | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Luiz Carlos Felix | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Luis Fernando Machado | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Roberto Ferreira | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
(as Luiz Roberto Devreiro)
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Marcela Toneao | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Ricardo Costa De Sousa | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Ronaldo Alves | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Sergio Espirito Santo | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
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Welison De Azvedo Santos | ... |
Fierce Tribe Warrior
(as Wellison De Azvedo Santos)
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Directed by
| John Boorman | ||
Written by
| Rospo Pallenberg | ... | (written by) |
| Leonard Greenwood | ... | (article "Long Hunt for Son Ends in Success, but -") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| John Boorman | ... | producer |
| Michael Dryhurst | ... | co-producer |
| Edgar F. Gross | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Brian Gascoigne | ||
| Junior Homrich | ||
Cinematography by
| Philippe Rousselot | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Ian Crafford | ||
Editorial Department
| Pat Brennan | ... | assistant editor |
| David Hitchcock | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Flávio Ramos Tambellini | ... | (as Flávio R. Tambellini) |
Production Design by
| Simon Holland | ||
Art Direction by
| Marcos Flaksman | ||
| Terry Pritchard | ||
Costume Design by
| Clovis Bueno | ||
| Christel Kruse Boorman | ||
Makeup Department
| Anna Dryhurst | ... | makeup artist |
| Paul Engelen | ... | key makeup artist |
| Peter Frampton | ... | makeup artist |
| Luis Michelotti | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Roberto Bakker | ... | production manager |
| Andrew Montgomery | ... | unit 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 |
| Tuinho Schwartz | ... | assistant director (as Jaime A. Schwartz) |
Art Department
| Alan Booth | ... | construction manager |
| Paulo Dubois | ... | assistant art director |
| Peter Mann | ... | stand-by constructor |
| Ian Whittaker | ... | set dresser |
| Barry Wilkinson | ... | property master |
| Simon Wilkinson | ... | stand-by propman |
Sound Department
| Ron Davis | ... | sound editor |
| Gerry Humphreys | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Peter Marinker | ... | special dialogue advisor |
| Jim Perry | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Raph Salis | ... | special effects |
| Philip Sharpe | ... | set model maker |
| Philip Stokes | ... | special effects supervisor (as Phil Stokes) |
Visual Effects by
| Tony Willis | ... | effects cameraman (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Marc Boyle | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean-Pierre Baronsky | ... | gaffer |
| Gale Tattersall | ... | camera operator |
| Vic Hammond | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
| Dan Mindel | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Kate Robinson | ... | 1st ac (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Paul Hirsh | ... | musician: ethnic flutes |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pat Rambaut | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Flavio Chaves | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Valeria Costa Amorim | ... | production assistant |
| Judi Bunn | ... | production coordinator |
| Pierre Cadeac | ... | animal trainer |
| Joe Camp | ... | animals trainer |
| Gita V. Engelhart | ... | production coordinator |
| Roberto Ferreira | ... | choreography assistant |
| Etienne Garde | ... | animal trainer |
| Gary Gillingham | ... | production accountant |
| Jose Possi | ... | choreographer: tribe |
| James R. Powell | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Hector Babenco | ... | thanks |
| Jake Eberts | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Embassy Pictures (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- AMLF (1985) (France) (theatrical)
- Art Filmes (1985) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1985) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Shochiku-Fuji Company (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1985) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1985) (Japan) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1985) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Lotus Films International (1986) (India) (theatrical)
- Videosonic (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- Nelson Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Best Entertainment (Germany) (VHS)
- Egmont Film (Sweden) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Embassy Video (Germany) (VHS)
- Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Hem Films (Sweden) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- 4 Front Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Rekete Entertainment (2019) (Spain)
- StudioCanal (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2021) (Spain)
- Neue Constantin Film (1985) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Norstar Home Video (Canada) (VHS) (dubbed)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Based on a true story, Powers Boothe plays American dam engineer Bill Markham in Brazil. Markham's son (Charlie Boorman) is kidnapped by a rainforest tribe, and raised as one of their own. Markham continues to look for him and after many trials and adventures, stumbles upon him.
Written by A. Felhofer |
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| Taglines | 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. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to TV Guide, "In October 1972 an account written by Leonard Greenwood appeared in the Los Angeles Times. It told of a Peruvian engineer whose son had been kidnapped by a band of Indians and of the man's successful search to locate the child. Screenwriter Rospo Pallenberg saw the news item and took it to producer-director John Boorman". The result was this movie. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Jungle Movies (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Maior Abandonado See more » |
| Quotes |
Bill Markham:
Why did you take my son? Wanadi: One day, i was hunting at the Edge of The World when Tomme appeared and he smiled; and even though you were a Termite Child, I had not the heart to send you back to The Dead World. Tomme: Why are they called The Termite People? Wanadi: They come into The World and chew down all the grandfather trees. Just like termites. See more » |