Green Mansions (1959)
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This romantic drama set in a Venezuelan jungle is based on a novel by W.H. Hudson about Rima, a mythical "bird-woman" and her love for Abel, a man running from political assassination. In this adaptation, Rima (Audrey Hepburn) is a real woman living in the jungle with her adopted grandfather Nuflo (Lee J. Cobb). Abel (Anthony Perkins) escapes his pursuers and meets Rima after a local tribe has taken him under their wing. The unlikely couple fall in love but Abel is haunted by his desire to go back into his world to avenge his father's murder at the hand of his political rivals. While he is struggling with his own dilemma, the local tribe is beginning to believe that Rima is an evil spirit they must destroy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mel Ferrer
Synopsis of Green Mansions
This romantic drama set in a Venezuelan jungle is based on a novel by W.H. Hudson about Rima, a mythical "bird-woman" and her love for Abel, a man running from political assassination. In this adaptation, Rima (Audrey Hepburn) is a real woman living in the jungle with her adopted grandfather Nuflo (Lee J. Cobb). Abel (Anthony Perkins) escapes his pursuers and meets Rima after a local tribe has taken him under their wing. The unlikely couple fall in love but Abel is haunted by his desire to go back into his world to avenge his father's murder at the hand of his political rivals. While he is struggling with his own dilemma, the local tribe is beginning to believe that Rima is an evil spirit they must destroy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Green Mansions
- Audrey Hepburn - Rima
- Lee J. Cobb - Nuflo
- Henry Silva - Kua-Ko
- Michael Pate - Priest
- Yoneo Iguchi - Native Guide
- Anthony Perkins - Abel
- Sessue Hayakawa - Runi
- Nehemiah Persoff - Don Panta
- Estelle Hemsley - Cla-Cla
- Bill Saito
- Director(s):
- Mel Ferrer
- Writer(s):
- Dorothy Kingsley
- Producer(s):
- Edmund Grainger
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