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Line 24: ==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. O'Toole's voice was dubbed in the film, and the actor demanded that his name be removed from the credits.{{cn}} One of the cast members is restaurateur [[Michael Chow (restaurateur)\|Michael Chow]], who appeared in several British films from the late 1950s onwards. Chow is the brother of actress [[Tsai Chin (actress)\|Tsai Chin]], and they are the offspring of the famous [[Beijing Opera]] star [[Zhou Xinfang]]. ==Plot== Inuk, an Eskimo hunter, kills a priest who rejects his traditional offer of food and his wife's company. Pursued by white policemen, 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 Inuk. The film's themes include the Eskimos' survival in the extreme arctic wilderness, as well as their raw existence and struggle to maintain their lifestyle against encroaching civilization. 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. ==~~Themes~~Reception== Eugene Archer gave the film a mixed review in 'The New York Times' upon its 1961 release: "Most of the qualities that have made Nicholas Ray one of America's most highly praised directors abroad while leaving him relatively unpopular and unknown at home are clearly apparent in 'The Savage Innocents.'" Describing the movie as "badly cut" and "a bitter drama", Archer nonetheless found that "Mr. Ray's highly individualistic preoccupation with moral tensions expresses itself in a series of unusually provocative scenes", and concluded that this "strange, disturbing drama will leave most of its viewers dissatisfied and some outraged, but few will remain indifferent."<ref>Eugene Archer, "Savage Innocents", 'The New York Times', May 25, 1961 http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E6DF123BE13ABC4D51DFB366838A679EDE</ref> ~~The film's themes include the Eskimos' survival in the extreme arctic wilderness, as well as their raw existence and struggle to maintain their lifestyle against encroaching civilization.~~ ==The Mighty Quinn== [[Bob Dylan]] was an admirer of the film, and wrote the song "[[Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)]]" in tribute of Quinn's performance. ~~The song became a hit for [[Manfred Mann]] in 1968.~~{{cn}} ~~==Reaction==~~ The film opened to mixed reviews and over the years, it was largely forgotten. Eventually, it found a new audience and favor as a story about the Eskimos, inspiring other tales of the North, including the films ''[[The Red Tent (film)\|The Red Tent]]'' and ''[[The White Dawn]]''. ~~==Social studies==~~ ~~Downers Grove South High School (in Illinois) employs this film as a culmination of a unit of study about culture and ethnocentrism.~~ ==References== {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} ==External links==

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