The Bear Movie Review 1989

Breathtaking, effortlessly entertaining family film (from France) about an orphaned bear cub tagging after a grown Kodiak male and dealing with hunters. The narrative is essentially from the cub's point of view, with very little dialogue. A huge money-maker in Europe; shot on location in the Dolomites and the Candian Arctic. Based on the 1917 novel "The Grizzly King" by James Oliver Curwood.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wild Kingdom, Hunting, Buddies, Bears, Wilderness

Screenplay

Gerard Brach, Michael Kane

Cast

Jack Wallace, Tcheky Karyo, Andre Lacombe

Cinematography

Philippe Rousselot

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Music

Bill Conti

Producer

Price Ent., Claude Berri, Tri-Star Pictures