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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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Title: The Emerald Forest

Release Date: 22 Jun 1985

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Christel Films, Embassy Pictures

Production Companies: Christel Films, Embassy Pictures

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. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.

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Average Vote: 6.639 (238 votes)

Cast

  • Bill Markham: Powers Boothe
  • Tomme: Charley Boorman
  • Jean Markham: Meg Foster
  • Young Heather: Yara Vaneau
  • Young Tommy: William Rodriguez
  • Heather: Estee Chandler
  • Kachiri: Dira Paes
  • Uwe Werner: Eduardo Conde
  • Padre Leduc: Ariel Coelho
  • Perreira: Peter Marinker
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