The Savage Innocents
“Savage, sensational drama in this fantastic adventure!”
1960 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas RayCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men kills a missionary by accident and is pursued by the authorities.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nicholas Ray's drama, with Anthony Quinn, is gorgeous and strange, a flawed but admirable ethnographic adventure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,144 votes)
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