The Emerald Forest (1985) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Boorman.

Cast

• Powers Boothe as Bill Markham
• Charley Boorman as Tomme
• Meg Foster as Jean Markham
• Estee Chandler as Heather
• Dira Paes as Kachiri
• Eduardo Conde as Uwe Werner
• Ariel Coelho as Padre Leduc
• Peter Marinker as Perreira
• Mario Borges as Costa
• Yara Vaneau as Young Heather
• William Rodriguez as Young Tommy
• Átila Iório as Trader
• Gabriel Arcanjo as Trader's Henchman
• Gracindo Júnior as Carlos
• Arthur Muhlenberg as Rico
• Chico Terto as Paulo
• Ruy Polanah as Wanadi
• Maria Helena Velasco as Uluru
• Tetchie Agbayani as Caya
• Paulo Vinícius as Mapi
• Aloisio Flores as Samanpo
• Joao Mauricio Carvalho as Monkey
• Isabel Bicudo as Kachiri's Cousin
• Patricia Prisco as Kachiri's Cousin
• Silvana de Faria as Pequi

Crew

• John Boorman — Producer
• Philippe Rousselot — Director of Photography
• Brian Gascoigne — Original Music Composer
• Junior Homrich — Original Music Composer
• John Boorman — Director
• Rospo Pallenberg — Screenplay

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