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Green Mansions

Green Mansions

W. H. Hudson's unforgettable story of love and adventure in the South American jungles!

19595.81h 44m

Overview

A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature, who is feared by a local jungle tribe.

Directed by Mel Ferrer
Written by Dorothy Kingsley, William Henry Hudson
Produced by Edmund Grainger
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Rima

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Abel

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Nuflo

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Runi

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Kua-Ko

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Don Panta

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Priest

Estelle Hemsley

Estelle Hemsley

Cla-Cla

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Yoneo Iguchi

Native Guide (uncredited)

Bill Saito

Bill Saito

Native Guide (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookamazon rainforestdeerwaterfalljunglecultural differencesouth america19th centuryjungle girljungle adventureamazon

About Green Mansions

Green Mansions is a adventure, drama, romance film released in 1959 exploring themes of based on novel or book, amazon rainforest, deer, waterfall, jungle, cultural difference. Directed by Mel Ferrer, it stars Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb. A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature, who is feared by a local jungle tribe.

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