The Savage Innocents facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Savage Innocents |
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| Directed by | Nicholas Ray |
| Produced by | Maleno Malenotti |
| Screenplay by | Nicholas Ray Hans Rüesch (adaptation) Franco Solinas (adaptation) |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn Yoko Tani |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Peter Hennessy Aldo Tonti |
| Editing by | Eraldo Da Roma Ralph Kemplen Jolanda Benvenuti |
| Studio | Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma (as Gray Film-Pathé) Appia Films Ltd. (as Appia Film) Gray Films Magic Film |
| Distributed by | The Rank Organization (United Kingdom) Paramount Pictures (United States) |
| Release date(s) | May 1960 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Italy United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
The Savage Innocents is a 1960 adventure film directed and co-written by Nicholas Ray. Anthony Quinn and Yoko Tani star, with Lee Montague, Marco Guglielmi, Carlo Giustini, Anthony Chinn, and Michael Chow in supporting roles, alongside Peter O' Toole in an early film role. It was adapted from the novel Top of the World by Swiss writer Hans Rüesch.
The film was an international co-production, with British, Italian and French interests involved; in the United States it was released by Paramount Pictures. The film was shot on-location in the Canadian Arctic, with interiors shot in Britain's Pinewood Studios and in Rome's Cinecittà studios. It was entered in the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The film's themes include Inuit survival in the extreme arctic wilderness, as well as their raw existence and struggle to maintain their lifestyle against encroaching civilization.
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Plot
An Inuk hunter kills a Christian missionary who rejects his traditional offer of food and his wife's company. Pursued by white policemen, the Inuk saves the life of one of them, resulting in a final confrontation in which the surviving cop must decide between his commitment to law enforcement and his gratitude to the Inuk.
Cast
- Anthony Quinn as Inuk
- Yoko Tani as Asiak
- Nikki van der Zyl as Asiak's voice (uncredited)
- Peter O'Toole as the First Trooper
- Robert Rietti as the First Trooper's voice (uncredited)
- Carlo Giustini as the Second Trooper
- Lee Montague as Ittimargnek
- Marco Guglielmi as the Missionary
- Anna Wong as Hiko
- Kaida Horiuchi as Imina
- Anthony Chinn as Kiddok
- Michael Chow as Undik
- Marie Yang as Powtee
- Andy Ho as Anarvik
- Yvonne Shima as Lulik
- Francis de Wolff as Trader
The Mighty Quinn
Bob Dylan is widely believed to have written the song "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" in tribute to Quinn's performance.
See also
In Spanish: Los dientes del diablo para niños
