The Savage Innocents

1959, Movie, NR, 111 mins

The Savage Innocents: Review

In one of his many portrayals of exotic, offbeat characters, Quinn plays an Eskimo, one of the the toughest roles of his career since he was required to perform a number of feats Eskimo-style, including hunting, fishing, and making love. The great actor is quite convincing in all these undertakings, but he had to be to make the film work, because it concentrates on the differences between standard Western culture and and the Eskimo way of life. The first portion of the film ... read more leave a comment