The Savage Innocents
Seen it?1960 | 110 min | Drama, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved The Revenant or Beasts of the Southern Wild, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nicholas Ray
- Anthony QuinnInuk
- Yoko TaniAsiak
- Peter O'TooleFirst Trooper
- Carlo GiustiniSecond Trooper
- Marie YangPowtee
- Marco GuglielmiMissionary
- Anthony ChinnKiddok
- Kaida HoriuchiImina
- Lee MontagueIttimargnek
- Andy HoAnarvik