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Savages

Savages

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 27, 1972

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

User Score

50%

Original Title

Savages

Production Companies

Merchant Ivory Productions

Director

James Ivory

Description

A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long Island estate. Entering, they begin to become civilized and assume the stereotypical roles and dress of people at a weekend party. There follows an allegory of upper-class behavior. At last, they begin to devolve toward their original status, and after a battle at croquet, they disappear into the woods.