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The Savage Innocents

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The Savage Innocents (1960)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
31,802
261
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    • Director
      • Nicholas Ray
    • Writers
      • Hans Ruesch(adaptation)
      • Franco Solinas(adaptation)
      • Baccio Bandini(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Anthony Quinn
      • Yôko Tani
      • Peter O'Toole
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Nicholas Ray
    • Writers
      • Hans Ruesch(adaptation)
      • Franco Solinas(adaptation)
      • Baccio Bandini(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Anthony Quinn
      • Yôko Tani
      • Peter O'Toole
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    • 34User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Anthony Quinn and Yôko Tani in The Savage Innocents (1960)
    Anthony Quinn and Yôko Tani in The Savage Innocents (1960)
    Anthony Quinn in The Savage Innocents (1960)
    Anthony Quinn in The Savage Innocents (1960)
    Anthony Quinn in The Savage Innocents (1960)

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    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Inuk
    Yôko Tani
    Yôko Tani
    • Asiak
    Peter O'Toole
    Peter O'Toole
    • First Trooper
    Carlo Giustini
    Carlo Giustini
    • Second Trooper
    Anna May Wong
    • Hiko
    Kaida Horiuchi
    • Imina
    Marco Guglielmi
    • Missionary
    Lee Montague
    Lee Montague
    • Ittimargnek
    Marie Yang
    • Powtee
    Andy Ho
    • Anarvik
    • (as Andi Ho)
    Anthony Chinn
    Anthony Chinn
    • Kiddok
    • (as Anthony Chin)
    Yvonne Shima
    • Lulik
    Francis De Wolff
    • Trading Post Proprietor
    Michael Chow
    Michael Chow
    • Undik
    Ed Devereaux
    Ed Devereaux
    • Pilot
    Nicholas Stuart
    Nicholas Stuart
    • Commentarist
    Robert Rietty
    Robert Rietty
    • Missionary
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Nikki Van der Zyl
    Nikki Van der Zyl
    • Asiak
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nicholas Ray
    • Writers
      • Hans Ruesch(adaptation) (novel "Top of the World")
      • Franco Solinas(adaptation)
      • Baccio Bandini(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      It was seeing this film, as an upcoming singer/songwriter, that inspired the young Bob Dylan to write the song "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)."
    • Goofs
      After giving the bear the baited food, Inuk initially chases it empty handed, then appears with a spear.
    • Quotes

      Missionary: The Lord be with you.

      Inuk: No, just Asiak, Powtee and me. We do not know Lord.

      Missionary: A very short sleep ago, you both offended Him.

      Inuk: Oh, we did not know. One must apologize.

      Missionary: If you will listen to my words and believe in me,the Lord will come and stay with you and follow you in all your travels.

      Asiak: [whispers to Inuk] We do not want another with us.

      Inuk: Maybe he good hunter.

      [to Missionary]

      Inuk: We will be pleased if your friend comes with us.

      Asiak: He must bring his own sled. Will this Lord bring everything He needs?

      Missionary: He will bring you faith.

      Inuk: [Puzzled look on face] Faith?

      Missionary: That wonderful light that drives back the shadows of sin.

      Inuk: [after a moment's thought] OH, light, LIGHT, ahhh...

      Asiak: It is good, Inuk,if it is the kind at the trading post, we could save it up for the winter, and our eyes will not get tired anymore...

      Inuk: [Offering missionary a bowl of food with live worms wriggling in it] Here is something you will like...

      Missionary: [Pushing bowl away] I come to give, not to receive.

      Asiak: It is old marrow, it is much better, it is old and full of worms...

      Missionary: Maybe another time, not right now.

      Inuk: [whispers to Asiak] Has this white man come to insult us?

      Missionary: Men don't live by bread alone.

      Asiak: [to Inuk] Maybe he wants to laugh with a woman.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Lightning Over Water (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Sexy Rock
      Written by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Mario Panzeri

      Performed by Colin Hicks

    User reviews34

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    More documentary than fiction
    I saw this movie many years ago. My recollection of it is that is a documentary comment on the interface of two widely different cultures. I also just finished reading Kabloona a book written by a white Frenchman in the later 1930s about the Eskimo Culture. The points made in the book confirm those points made in the movie. The Eskimo apparently is a guileless innocent whose life consists primarily of staying alive and fed. The innocence of these people was highlighted in the scene where Anthony Quinn came back to his igloo and found that his wife had given birth. He asked her the baby's name and when she told him, he responded in amazement, "How did you know?" As far as the scene where a man's hands were stuffed into a recently killed dog is concerned, the speed with which freezing occurs at 50 below zero is not to be believed. That scene demonstrates the fact that the Eskimo regards his dogs as livestock and useful. Shocking, but apparently realistic.
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    • macinyart
    • Aug 28, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1961 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Top of the World
    • Filming locations
      • Canada
    • Production companies
      • Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
      • Appia Films Ltd.
      • Gray Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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