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Bear Island (1979)

Bear Island

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1h 50m

Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

December 5th, 1979

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A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives become apparent. Could the fortune in buried Nazi gold be the key to the mystery? Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave investigate

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Cast

Donald Sutherland
Frank Lansing
Vanessa Redgrave
Heddi Lindquist
Richard Widmark
Otto Gerran
Christopher Lee
Lechinski
Barbara Parkins
Judith Rubin
Lloyd Bridges
Smithy
Lawrence Dane
Paul Hartman
Patricia Collins
Inge Van Zipper
Michael J. Reynolds
Heyter
Nicholas Cortland
Jungbeck
Full cast & crew

Directors

Don Sharp
Full cast & crew

Producers

William Hill
associate producer
Peter Snell
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

David Butler
(screenplay) and
Don Sharp
screenplay
Murray Smith
additional material
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The Third Reich ended here...The Fourth Reich is just beginning
A Frozen Nazi Hell More Devastating Than "The Guns of Navarone"
Below freezing and beyond fear... Will anyone survive its terror?

Keywords

fear
beating
suspense
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 6th, 1980 (Canada) theatrical
June 6th, 1980 (Canada)
December 25th, 1979 (Colombia)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Bear Island (original title)
Die Bäreninsel in der Hölle der Arktis (Austria)
A Ilha dos Ursos (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Alaska, USA
British Columbia, Canada
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
All Locations

Running Times

110 min ((Canada))
118 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Stereo

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) (made with the participation of) (as A Canada-United Kingdom Co-Production Film)
Selkirk Films (presents)
Bear Island Films (U.K.) Limited
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia)
Fox Columbia Film Distributors (Australia)
Columbia Pictures (Australia)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

National Screen (titles)
Government of British Columbia (the producer would like to express his gratitude to: for their assistance in the making of this film) (as the Provincial Government of British Columbia)
Twickenham Studios (India) (recorded at) (as Twickenham Studios, Twickenham, Middx)

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