Green Mansions
W. H. Hudson's unforgettable story of love and adventure in the South American jungles!
1959 | 104m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Mel Ferrer |
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| Writer: | William Henry Hudson, Dorothy Kingsley |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 1959 |
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| Director: | Mel Ferrer |
| Writer: | William Henry Hudson, Dorothy Kingsley |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, waterfall, amazon rainforest, deer, cultural difference, jungle, south america, 19th century, jungle girl, jungle adventure, amazon |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Audrey Hepburn | Rima |
| Anthony Perkins | Abel |
| Lee J. Cobb | Nuflo |
| Sessue Hayakawa | Runi |
| Henry Silva | Kua-Ko |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Don Panta |
| Michael Pate | Priest |
| Estelle Hemsley | Cla-Cla |
| Yoneo Iguchi | Native Guide (uncredited) |
| Bill Saito | Native Guide (uncredited) |
| Ron Veto | Native |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mel Ferrer | Director |
| Franklin Milton | Sound Recordist, Recording Supervision |
| Robert Franklyn | Music |
| E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Robert H. Justman | Assistant Art Director |
| Ferris Webster | Editor |
| Katherine Dunham | Other, Choreographer |
| Robert E. Relyea | Assistant Director, Assistant Art Director |
| Pierre-Dominique Gaissseau | Thanks |
| Jerry Wunderlich | Set Decoration |
| Cliff Shirpser | Visual Effects |
| Charles K. Hagedon | Color Designer |
| Robert R. Hoag | Special Effects |
| William Henry Hudson | Novel |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Robert H. Justman | Assistant Director |
| John Logan | Sound Editor |
| Lee LeBlanc | Special Effects |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Robert Willoughby | Still Photographer |
| Dorothy Kingsley | Screenplay |
| Bronislau Kaper | Music Editor, Original Music Composer |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Sidney Cutner | Original Music Composer |
| Alan Lomax | Thanks |
| Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Music, Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edmund Grainger | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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