Bear island 1979 bear island was another in a series of vhsformat alistair maclean adaptations that i got on ebay. 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. Despite having searched for it on numerous classic sites, i still cannot find it. General question about the swedish film database there are fact errors on the page i would like to add information we strengthen and promote film the swedish film institute has a duty to support production, distribution and screening of valuable film, to preserve and make accessible the swedish film heritage and to represent swedish film abroad. We encourage you to leave comments regarding the bear island subtitles. Bear island first appeared on the screen back in 1979. Despite a better cast than most alistair maclean adaptations and an interesting arctic story about cold war struggles to dominate the globe. Big manly films with lots of great actors, shootouts, fiery explosions, fist fights and hard action. There, they find that a second world war nazi uboat base hides various secrets, which different members of the group have hidden interests in. Donald sutherland, richard widmark, vanessa redgrave, christopher lee, barbara. Cut all known versions of this work passed uncut pg. Bear island is a creaky, slow, and positively underwhelming experience. Bear island dvd 1979 donald sutherland vanessa redgrave.
Reviews for the film were not good, but i know people who still. Growing up on cable television in the 80s made me a big fan of, mostly pgrated, action epics based on alistair maclean novels. Bear island 1979, donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Action, adventure 112 minutes widescreen color english. A web page featuring information about bear island. A group of people converge on a barren arctic island. Upon investigation, they find german wwii subs with hidden caches of. Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, christopher lee, lloyd bridges genres. August schellenberg, christopher lee, donald sutherland, richard widmark a group of people converge on a barren arctic island.
Originally published in 1971 with a cover by norman weaver, it was the last of macleans novels to be written in firstperson narrative. Will anyone survive its terror a group of people converge on a barren arctic island. Directors don sharp cast includes donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee, barbara parkins, lloyd bridges. Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee and lloyd bridges star in this 1979 britishcanadian thriller based on alistair macleans novel, bear island.
The wonderful cast donald sutherland, richard widmark, lloyd bridges, barbara parkins and christopher lee makes it worth sitting through. Takes place on the ship morning rose on its way from england to bear island for a film shoot, but it turn out that some of the filmcrew members are in it for a lot more that just making a. Cast and crew credits for bear island, 1979, directed by vic armstrong, with donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, at turner classic movies. Bear island 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This film s only similarity to the book apart from a few character names is that evildoers are trying to liberate nazi gold from. Don sharp curse of the fly, psychomania based on a novel by alistair maclean stars. On the remote norwegian bear island, used as a submarine base by the germans during world war ii, u. He has another motive as it was the last place his nazi father was ever seen.
Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee, barbara parkins, lloyd bridges. Up on bear island somewhere off the northeast american coast a u. Voir bear island 1979 en streaming complet streamvoir. Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, lloyd bridges, richard widmark and christopher lee. Espionagethriller from 1979 that takes place on a norwegian island near spitzbergen but was filmed mainly in canada and alaska. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take. I still enjoying it on vhs but would like to add it to my dvd collection. Bear island is a thriller novel by scottish author alistair maclean. Tthe best of the movie are the recordings of the ice and snow landscape. Could the fortune in buried nazi gold be the key to the mystery. Bear island is a 1979 anglo canadian thriller film loosely based on the novel bear island by alistair maclean.
Bear island 1979 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. An intense thriller, based on alistair macleans novel, bear island. A must see i purchased this many years ago on vhs and fell in love with it. I must say its one of the better films ive seen this year, although im easy to please when it comes. Bear island dvd 1979 shop the best classic films movie. This novel is a murder mystery with the added twist that the scene of the crimes is bear island, an island in the svalbard archipelago of the norwegian arctic. Bear island don sharp, 1979 410 tepid alistair maclean thriller about a scheme to steal long forgotten gold in a remote nazi outpost in the arctic. The film was shot in canada and alaska, and the scenery bears little resemblance to bear island.
The film is based on alistair macleans book of the same name and its action adventure, but unlike modern films there are only a couple of explosions and more realistic volumes of gunfire. While the film was made back in 1979 the opening part of the story informs the viewer that climate change is an issue but also, a problem decades away. The bear 1988 the breakup artist 2009 matango 1963 my gun is quick 1957 to kill a stranger 1987 7 morts sur ordonnance 1975 the crimson blade 1963 pink curtain 1982 sex roulette 1978 martyrdom and pleasure 2015 a stolen life 1946 discretion assured 1994 the blessington method 1959 siberiade 1979 danish bed and board. Share bear island with your friends and start a discussion on facebook or twitter. Bear island 1980 don sharp synopsis, characteristics.
It was directed by don sharp and starred donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee and lloyd bridges. What other subtitles would you like to see from us. Bear island 1979 the writings and films of alistair maclean. Bear island 1979 british board of film classification. Still, creating an entirely different plot under the bear island title leaves a bad taste. Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, lloyd bridges, lawrence dane rituals synopsis. Bear island 1979 on the remote norwegian bear island, used as a submarine base by the germans during world war ii, u. In this case unlike that of caravan to vaccares, for example ill give the producers screenwriters the benefit of the doubt. Featuring donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, lloyd bridges, michael j reynolds and others. Though the plot is difficult to follow, it does involve murder and a certain amount of intrigue, though many have felt that this movie version of the excellent alistair maclean novel left most of the intrigue between the covers of the book. Review by eudorafletcher espionagethriller from 1979 that takes place on a norwegian.
They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker. You need multiregion palntsc dvd player to view it in usacanada. With donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee. Unfortunately, this paranoia thriller loses its momentum from the very good opening scene, straying wayward towards a. Donald sutherland is part of a team studying the effects of global warming at a former wwii uboat base on bear island. Bear island was adapted to film in the 1980 movie directed by don sharp and starred donald sutherland, richard widmark, vanessa redgrave, and christopher lee. Bear island is a 1979 anglocanadian thriller film loosely based on the novel bear island by alistair maclean. Bear island alistair macleans bear island is a film directed by don sharp with donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee, year. Bear island 1979 here is the proof of why those big budget, allstar, international thrillers that were so popular in the 1970s died out. Bear island 1979 dvd ean5035822012233 for sale online ebay. To begin with, the film was an anglo canadian coproduction, never a promising sign.
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