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The Savage Innocents
The Savage Innocents

The Savage Innocents

March 20, 1960
1h 50m
Drama
Adventure
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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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Details

Director
Nicholas Ray
Cast
Anthony Quinn, Yoko Tani, Peter O'Toole, Carlo Giustini, Marie Yang, Marco Guglielmi, Anthony Chinn, Kaida Horiuchi, Lee Montague, Andy Ho
Release Date
March 20, 1960
Production
Joseph Janni Production, Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma, Paramount Pictures, gray-film

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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