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The Bear

The Bear

He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive.

19887.11h 37m

Overview

An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written by James Oliver Curwood, Gérard Brach
Produced by Claude Berri
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $138.2M

Top Cast

Youk the Bear

Youk the Bear

The Bear Cub

Bart the Bear

Bart the Bear

The Kodiak Bear

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Tom

Jack Wallace

Jack Wallace

Bill

André Lacombe

André Lacombe

The Dog Hunter

Themes & Keywords

canadabased on novel or bookrocky mountainswildernessbrown bearpumafur trappingspringbearsummerdogbear cubanimal protagonist

About The Bear

The Bear is a adventure, drama, family film released in 1988 exploring themes of canada, based on novel or book, rocky mountains, wilderness, brown bear, puma. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, it stars Youk the Bear, Bart the Bear, Tchéky Karyo. An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

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