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ThrillerActionAdventureMystery

Bear Island

- Below freezing and beyond fear... Will anyone survive its terror?

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

Release Date : 1979-12-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Bear Island Films (U.K.) LimitedCanadian Film Development CorporationSelkirk FilmsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : CanadaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Donald Sutherland

Character Name : Frank Lansing

Original Name : Donald Sutherland

Gender : Male

Vanessa Redgrave

Character Name : Heddi Lindquist

Original Name : Vanessa Redgrave

Gender : Female

Richard Widmark

Character Name : Otto Gerran

Original Name : Richard Widmark

Gender : Male

Christopher Lee

Character Name : Lechinski

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Barbara Parkins

Character Name : Judith Rubin

Original Name : Barbara Parkins

Gender : Female

Lloyd Bridges

Character Name : Smithy

Original Name : Lloyd Bridges

Gender : Male

Lawrence Dane

Character Name : Paul Hartman

Original Name : Lawrence Dane

Gender : Male

Patricia Collins

Character Name : Inge Van Zipper

Original Name : Patricia Collins

Gender : Female

Michael J. Reynolds

Character Name : Heyter

Original Name : Michael J. Reynolds

Gender : Male

Nicholas Cortland

Character Name : Jungbeck

Original Name : Nicholas Cortland

Gender : Male

August Schellenberg

Character Name : Marine Technician

Original Name : August Schellenberg

Gender : Male

Candace O'Connor

Character Name : Laboratory Assistant

Original Name : Candace O'Connor

Gender : Female

Joseph Golland

Character Name : Meteorological Assistant

Original Name : Joseph Golland

Gender : Male

Bruce Greenwood

Character Name : Technician (Tommy)

Original Name : Bruce Greenwood

Gender : Male

Richard Wren

Character Name : Radio Operator

Original Name : Richard Wren

Gender : Male

Hagan Beggs

Character Name : Larsen

Original Name : Hagan Beggs

Gender : Male

Michael Collins

Character Name : Ship's Captain

Original Name : Michael Collins

Gender : Male

Robert Stelmach

Character Name : Ship's Radio Operator

Original Name : Robert Stelmach

Gender : Male

Terry Waterhouse

Character Name : Helicopter Crewman

Original Name : Terry Waterhouse

Gender : Male

Mark Jones

Character Name : Cook

Original Name : Mark Jones

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-28

I've seen this film I don't know how many times and I never can remember the ending... I think that is probably because so much of the preamble in this overlong arctic drama is dull and listless. Certainly it has an A-list cast, but somehow the whole just doesn't equal the sum of the parts. Richard Widmark ("Otto") heads up a group of scientists on the eponymous island that was formerly used as a Nazi submarine base. It doesn't take us long to discover that on board one of the abandoned U-boats is a the stuff to give "Goldfinger' a wet dream - and someone amongst them is determined to secure it for themselves, regardless of the increasing mortality rate amongst their colleagues. The snowscapes do lend much eeriness and chill to this Alistair MacLean thriller, but the acting isn't remotely joined up. Vanessa Redgrave sports a ropey accent as "Dr. LIndquist" and Donald Sutherland just seems to be in a jovial, Errol Flynn mode for much of his performance as "Lansing" before the thing starts to slide, rather stolidly, towards an ending that really does disappoint. It's a good story, this - plenty of double dealing in the stye of "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) and nobody knows whom to trust. Thing is, Don Sharp just doesn't build on that mistrust; nor on the claustrophobic surroundings of their hostile environment - he just relies too much on the box office status of this well past it's best cast and sadly it just underwhelms.