Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

funkyfry This film stands poised, as if between an iceberg and a deadly chill sea, between the condemnation of past and future. What I mean is, I'm sure when it was released it angered conservatives, and at this point in time I'm sure it will anger liberals. It tells the story of one Inuit man, played by Anthony Quinn ("Quinn the Eskimo"), who often refers to himself as "somebody" or "a man." We're told that this is the way Inuit people speak.... I don't know about that, any more than that they relish raw meat, but it certainly gives the film a universal quality that must frustrate all sorts of people who prefer to think politically.The story is a bit rambling, as it takes about an hour to get to the real crisis: Quinn's character accidentally kills a white missionary, and is hunted by police even though he does not understand what he has done. In truth, he's sorry for killing the white man, but the white man was also guilty of breaking his own laws. Whose law is valid? As his wife, played excellently by Yoko Tani, says "when you come to someone's house, bring your wives, not your laws." The movie is full of outrageous content, but the purpose of pushing the audience so far out of its comfort zone is to make us feel empathy for those who do not buy into our "civilization." What we take for granted certainly seems a luxury or even a trivial thing when it is contemplated in the midst of an environment where life and death are barely separable, where a slip into the water just means "he's dead", not "oh i better save him." As Quinn says when the one cop falls in the water, "he's dead, and you're stupid to try to save him." White values mean nothing in this environment, not because some liberal decided that it was so, but because survival is more real than white values. I thought the performances were all excellent, with O'Toole being handed the difficult job of the sympathetic white man. I think it was brave for Nicholas Ray to depict white civilization in such a negative light. Like all his best movies, this film depicts a small community of outsiders, people who exist outside the normal law and morality but who create their own values and way of life. It is an admirable, if sometimes flawed, picture that will not leave your mind anytime soon.

luganrn77 I haven't seen this film for years.......but would love to again. I remember this film as an accurate description of Inuit culture and mores of the time. It is an educational journey into innocent tundra social structure (if any) intermingling occasionally with modern (at the time) Western culture. Anthony Quinn was brilliant in this role...and probably created for it. And..., oh my God,....that was Peter O'Toole in his very first role??? No wonder I loved him afterwards......even being dubbed (why??) he showed sensitivity in dealing with both the savage(?)Inuit lifestyle, the current legal structure of Western society of the day, and his own personal feelings in the interactions with these primitive peoples. Hey! Where else can a man offer gourmet larvae to his esteemed guests, then offer his wife for any man to "laugh" with, and then take his mother-in-law miles away with a dogsled to go die on the ice with her approval?? Way to go!!

kimberleylee2004 I have to say that this is one of mine and my husbands favorite movies. My husband recorded it on VHS in the early 80's and that copy is now caputz. I was able to get a copy off of ebay and then converted it over to DVD. We watch is all the time.It is a fantastic example of what we could be. The Inuit of the Alaskan Region are always pictured with huge smiles. Especially those who remain nomadic. Perhaps the joy of waking each morning is enough to make them happy.Yoko Tani and Anthony Quinn are fantastic in their portrayals. I love that this movie reminds me of the very first documentary titled Nanook of the North. I love it love it love it.

pembroke3004 This is a very powerful and moving study of the decisions faced by law enforcement when there is clearly a situation not forseen by lawmakers and how a police officer might conclude that the "right" thing to do is not always to follow proper procedure. To me, one of the most moving scenes in the movie is the final scene in which the wife's mother appears. Also, the scene where Anthony Quinn has his chance to escape is a very revealing instance of character. I would very much like to see this movie available on video or DVD.