The Emerald Forest 39 years old

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

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.

Credits

The Emerald Forest Cast

Name Character
Charley Boorman He was 18, now 58 years old as Tomme
Meg Foster She was 37, now 76 years old as Jean Markham
Powers Boothe He was 37, 68 years old when he died as Bill Markham
Gracindo Júnior He was 42, now 81 years old as Carlos
Estee Chandler She was 21, now 60 years old as Heather
Átila Iório He was 64, 81 years old when he died as Trader
Tetchie Agbayani She was 23, now 63 years old as Caya
Peter Marinker He was 44, now 83 years old as Perreira
Ariel Coelho He was 34, 48 years old when he died as Padre Leduc
Dira Paes She was 15, now 55 years old as Kachiri
William Rodriguez as Young Tommy
Ruy Polanah He was 23, now 16 years old as Wanadi
Yara Vaneau as Young Heather

The Emerald Forest Crew

Name Department
Philippe Rousselot as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 79) years old Camera
Michael Dryhurst as Co-Producer. Production
Ian Crafford as Editor. Editing
Simon Holland as Production Design. Art
Rospo Pallenberg as Screenplay. He was 46 (now 85) years old Writing
Edgar F. Gross as Executive Producer. Production
Junior Homrich as Original Music Composer. Sound
Terry Pritchard as Art Direction. Art
Clovis Bueno as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
John Boorman as Director. He was 52 (now 91) years old Directing
John Boorman as Producer. He was 52 (now 91) years old Production
Brian Gascoigne as Original Music Composer. Sound
Marcos Flaksman as Art Direction. He was 41 (now 80) years old Art
Flávio Tambellini as Casting. He was 59 (50) years old when He died Production
Roberto Bakker as Production Manager. He was 44 (73) years old when He died Production
The Emerald Forest poster
The Emerald Forest (39 years)

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.

  • Release day: Saturday, June 22, 1985
  • Runtime: 114 minutes
  • Revenue: 24467000.00