The Savage Innocents (1960) ( Les dents du diable ) ( Ombre bianche )

The Savage Innocents (1960) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les dents du diable
Alternate Title: Ombre bianche
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1960 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Nicholas Ray

Written By:
Hans Ruesch
Franco Solinas

Actors:
Anthony Quinn ..... Inuk
Yoko Tani ..... Asiak
Carlo Giustini ..... Second Trooper
Peter O'Toole ..... First Trooper
Marie Yang ..... Powtee
Marco Guglielmi ..... Missionary
Kaida Horiuchi ..... Imina
Lee Montague ..... Ittimargnek
Andy Ho ..... Anarvik
Anna May Wong ..... Hiko
Yvonne Shima ..... Lulik
Anthony Chinn ..... Kiddok
Francis De Wolff ..... Trading Post Proprietor
Michael Chow ..... Undik
Ed Devereaux ..... Pilot

Synopsis:

Anthony Quinn added Eskimo to the many ethnic types he portrayed on film with this drama about a clash of cultures from director Nicholas Ray. Inuk (Quinn) is a typical Eskimo hunter, living proudly as his ancestors did, eking out an existence on the frozen Canadian tundra. When Inuk takes his wife and mother-in-law to a trading post to exchange furs, the family meets a friendly priest (Marco Guglielmi). In time-honored Eskimo custom, Inuk offers the missionary his wife's sexual favors. Offended by the man's rejection, Inuk kills him. Having broken Western law, Inuk is pursued by two Mounties (Peter O'Toole and Carlo Giustini). Slowed down by his wife's elderly mother, he sends the woman out on the ice to perish, another of his people's ancient traditions. The police capture Inuk, but the lawmen and their prisoner encounter severe weather. The Savage Innocents (1959) was the feature debut of actor O'Toole, who objected to the overdubbing of his voice in the finished film.

Anthony Quinn stars as Inuk, an Eskimo whose daily routine is a constant struggle to survive in one of the most hostile and hauntingly beautiful of climates. As Inuk's family grows in number (and corresponding mouths to feed), new societies of white trappers with new weaponry begin to infringe Inuit land, making it harder for Inuk to live. When the clash of cultures results in the accidental death of a missionary, Inuk must use all his skills to keep one step ahead of the two Mounties (Peter O'Toole and Carlo Giustini) determined to bring the killer to justice...

When an Eskimo kills a priest for refusing his wife (an Eskimo custom), he becomes a fugitive and is caught by the Canadian Mounties, who then set him free in realization and respect for a different "nation's" set of laws.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 12 October, 2009.

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