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Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man

In nature, there are boundaries. One man spent the last thirteen years of his life crossing them.

20057.51h 43m

Overview

Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced by Erik Nelson
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Top Cast

W

Warren Queeney

Self - Actor, Close Friend

W

Willy Fulton

Self - Pilot, Former Rodeo Rider

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Sam Egli

Self - Egli Air Haul

M

Marnie Gaede

Self - Ecologist

M

Marc Gaede

Self - Ecologist

L

Larry Van Daele

Self - Bear Biologist

S

Sven Haakanson

Self - Alutiiq

F

Franc Fallico

Self - Coroner

J

Jewel Palovak

Self - Grizzly People

A

Amie Huguenard

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

self-abandonmentlife and deathunsociabilitygrizzly bearhuman animal relationshipinterviewbiographybased on true storynational parkhistorical figurealaskaanimal rightswildlifedocudramaecologynaturearchive footagesemi-biographicaldedicationlast interviewbearsrepurposed footage

About Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man is a documentary film released in 2005 exploring themes of self-abandonment, life and death, unsociability, grizzly bear, human animal relationship, interview. Directed by Werner Herzog, it stars Warren Queeney, Willy Fulton, Sam Egli. Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

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