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.
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Title: The Savage Innocents (1960)
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| Anthony Quinn | ... | Inuk | |
| Yôko Tani | ... | Asiak | |
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Carlo Giustini | ... | Second Trooper |
| Peter O'Toole | ... | First Trooper | |
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Marie Yang | ... | Powtee |
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Marco Guglielmi | ... | Missionary |
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Kaida Horiuchi | ... | Imina |
| Lee Montague | ... | Ittimargnek | |
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Andy Ho | ... | Anarvik |
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Yvonne Shima | ... | Lulik |
| Anthony Chinn | ... | Kiddok | |
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Francis De Wolff | ... | Trading Post Proprietor |
| Michael Chow | ... | Undik | |
| Ed Devereaux | ... | Pilot | |
| Nicholas Stuart | ... | Commentarist | |
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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.
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Inuk: But it is our custom, we must be polite. White men don't borrow other men's wives?
First Trooper: Never mind that. You don't lend your wife as if she were a sled.
Inuk: Oh ho ho, someone would rather lend his wife than his sled. You lend your sled, it comes back cracked. You lend your knife, it comes back dull. You lend your dogs, they come back tired and crawling. But if you love your wife, no matter how often you lend her, she...
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Written by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Mario Panzeri
Performed by Colin Hicks
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Screenwriter Hans Ruesch never saw an Eskimo, but based his story on the film Eskimo (1933). See more »Goofs
After giving the bear the baited food, Inuk initially chases it empty handed, then appears with a spear. See more »Quotes
First Trooper: Inuk. listen. No judge in the world will understand you offering another man your wife.Inuk: But it is our custom, we must be polite. White men don't borrow other men's wives?
First Trooper: Never mind that. You don't lend your wife as if she were a sled.
Inuk: Oh ho ho, someone would rather lend his wife than his sled. You lend your sled, it comes back cracked. You lend your knife, it comes back dull. You lend your dogs, they come back tired and crawling. But if you love your wife, no matter how often you lend her, she...
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Sexy RockWritten by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Mario Panzeri
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I have to say that this is one of mine and my husbands favorite movies. My husband recorded it on VHS in the early 80's and that copy is now caputz. I was able to get a copy off of ebay and then converted it over to DVD. We watch is all the time.
It is a fantastic example of what we could be. The Inuit of the Alaskan Region are always pictured with huge smiles. Especially those who remain nomadic. Perhaps the joy of waking each morning is enough to make them happy.
Yoko Tani and Anthony Quinn are fantastic in their portrayals. I love that this movie reminds me of the very first documentary titled Nanook of the North. I love it love it love it.