The Savage Innocents
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| Directed by | Nicholas Ray |
| Produced by | Maleno Malenotti |
| Written by | Nicholas Ray Franco Solinas Hans Rüesch |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn Peter O'Toole Yoko Tani Carlo Giustini |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Peter Hennessy Aldo Tonti |
| Editing by | Eraldo Da Roma Ralph Kemplen |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
| Release date(s) | 1959 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Country | Italy / UK / France |
| Language | English |
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The Savage Innocents is a 1959 film, adapted from the novel Top of the World by Swiss writer Hans Rüesch.
The screenplay was mainly written by its director, Nicholas Ray, who shot the film in the Canadian Arctic (with interiors shot in Britain's Pinewood Studios and in Rome's Cinecittà studios). The film was an international co-production, with British, Italian and French interests involved; in the United States it was released by Paramount Pictures.
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[edit] Cast
The film stars Anthony Quinn as Inuk the eskimo, and Japanese actress Yoko Tani, as his wife. Peter O'Toole plays a Canadian trooper.
One of the cast members is restaurateur Michael Chow, who appeared in several British films from the late 50s onwards. Chow is the brother of actress Tsai Chin, and they are the offspring of the famous Beijing Opera star Zhou Xinfang.
[edit] Plot
The movie shows the lifestyle of the eskimo with a point of interest revolving around the custom of wife sharing. A Canadian police trooper pursues an eskimo for the killing of a missionary, who had refused his hospitality of sharing his wife, thus gravely insulting the eskimo.
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An admirer of the film was Bob Dylan, who wrote the song "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" in tribute of Quinn's performance.
O'Toole's voice was dubbed in the film, and the actor removed his name from the credits.
