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7.2/10   434 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Hans Ruesch (adaptation) &
Franco Solinas (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
15 February 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A moving story of the clash between the primitive Polar world and modern civilisation. [Video] more
Plot:
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Cultural Study more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anthony Quinn ... Inuk
Yoko Tani ... Asiak
Carlo Giustini ... Second Trooper

Peter O'Toole ... First Trooper
Marie Yang ... Powtee
Marco Guglielmi ... Missionary
Kaida Horiuchi ... Imina
Lee Montague ... Ittimargnek
Andy Ho ... Anarvik
Anna May Wong ... Hiko
Yvonne Shima ... Lulik
Anthony Chinn ... Kiddok
Francis De Wolff ... Trading Post Proprietor
Michael Chow ... Undik
Ed Devereaux ... Pilot
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Les dents du diable (France)
Ombre bianche (Italy)
Top of the World (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
110 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:A (original rating) | Iceland:L | West Germany:16 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Peter O'Toole demanded that his name be removed from the film's opening and closing credits because his voice was dubbed by another actor. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Permanent Vacation (1980) more
Soundtrack:
Sexy Rock more

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Cultural Study, 17 February 2006
7/10
Author: weskelley from United States

This movie presents an intriguing picture of two widely dissimilar cultures coming together. The Eskimos are simple and innocent, but ideally suited and armed with the knowledge to survive one of the harshest places that people inhabit. One my favorite moments occurs when the officer says he can subdue the main character by himself, to which the main character replies, "You are that strong?", showing the absence of boastfulness in the Eskimo culture, which stems from the cooperative nature necessary to survival. The stark and uncluttered settings give space to concentrate on the dialog. Definitely worth watching

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