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I first saw this film in college, in a sociology class. I found the film to be educational, entertaining, and one that I have not forgotten over many years. I would love to own a copy of this to use as part of my cultural differences program I teach. When I saw the film in college it was entitled "On Top of the World". All in all this is one of the most memorable films I have ever seen. Anthony Quinn as usual at his very best. Over the years we all have our "favorites", this is definitely one of mine. I just hope to find a copy soon compatable with our DVDs.
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I cannot understand why this movie ( The Savage Innocents ) is not available to the general public. It is one of Anthony Quinn's best roles that I have ever seen. I saw this movie only once and it was on television, on a late night movie slot.
I thought at the time that it was one of the most moving films that I had ever seen and still feel the same way about it.
Somebody in the film industry is missing the boat by not making this movie available to the general public.
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I heard Anthony Quinn say in a television interview that this movie, The Savage Innocents, was one of his three favorites of all of the movies he'd appeared in (the other two being, of course, Zorba the Greek and La Strada). It is indeed a remarkably honest film of culture clash between the Inuit and the White Man. It pulls no punches but neither is it a down-and-dirty film. It is beautifully filmed, in color, with a realistic feel for the north country. If this movie had come out in the sixties or later, it would have been a hit and would be available on video. It is a shame for movie lovers to continue to miss this film. Let's hope that somebody in Hollywood will have the sense to put this out to the vast DVD market.
The situation is not helped by the title. In the fifties, the word "savage" was used to refer to primitive peoples or native peoples. The Inuit are, of course, not savage, but a peaceful, gentle people, and so they are portrayed in this film. The movie shows us as much how silly our cultural habits are as it shows how wise and humane those of the Inuit are.
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