On the remote norwegian bear island, used as a submarine base by the germans during world war ii, u. Bear island is a 1979 anglocanadian thriller film loosely based on the novel bear island by alistair maclean. Cast and crew credits for bear island, 1979, directed by vic armstrong, with donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Only a few minutes from the center of town is birch lake, a haven for many boating and fishing enthusiasts. Espionagethriller from 1979 that takes place on a norwegian island near spitzbergen but was filmed mainly in canada and alaska. 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. Completed films that were shelved and to date have not been officially released. Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, christopher lee, lloyd bridges genres. It was directed by don sharp and starred donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee and lloyd bridges.
Use the navigation tools at the top of each page to find more classics we have found for our clients. An international meteorological expedition works on the bear island in the arctic ocean. Bear island is a 1979 film based on book by alistair maclean that i read. Filmen er lost basert pa alistair maclean kriminalroman bear island utgitt pa norsk i 1972 under tittelen perleporten. Inilah kumpulan film dari completed yang wajib ditoton karena keseruannya buat kamu yang hobi film completed. They used to replay it every few years throughout the. The unit then moved to london where interiors were completed at pinewood studios. We encourage you to leave comments regarding the bear island subtitles.
Bear island 1980 don sharp synopsis, characteristics. An intense thriller, based on alistair macleans novel, bear island. Bear island is a 1979 anglocanadian thriller film loosely based on the novel bear island by. Landed reconnaissance troops on bear island to destroy the remains of an allied weather station in june 1943. A must see i purchased this many years ago on vhs and fell in love with it. Starring donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee. This expedition to bear island, miles off the north coast of norway, is a scientific one to judge the detrimental effect on the arctics polar ice cap of certain russian moves to divert rivers away from that ocean, but no sooner has their ship arrived at the remote, wintry location than they receive a message from one of their number who was. Nearly half the story takes place aboard their ship as it steams toward the island. Macleans book depicts a movie production company en route to bear island for some filming. If you like bear island you are looking for exciting, serious and realistic movies about with island, blizzard, isolation, mountain, violence, gold and arctic themes of action, adventure and mystery genre shot in uk or canada. Bear island 1979 a basic thriller, bear island offers a good cast and plenty of stunts, but the rather senseless plot is beyond salvation. Bear island first appeared on the screen back in 1979. Bear island pulo sa estados unidos, arkansas, greene county, bear island pulo sa estados unidos, florida, citrus county bear island pulo sa estados unidos, florida, collier county, lat 26,23, long 81,27. This expedition to bear island, miles off the north coast of norway, is a scientific one to judge the detrimental effect on the arctics polar ice cap of certain russian moves to divert rivers away from that.
Gallery of 7 movie poster and cover images for bear island 1979. 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. Bear island donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard. Jane ohara january 1 1979 people the bump and grind was for charity and even though bachs air on a gstriny wasnt played for the occasion, the event was designed to give a classier image to montreals. May 01, 2017 bear island is a florida notforprofit corporation that manages the common areas of the gated community. Bear island internet movie firearms database guns in. Bear island er en britiskkanadisk thriller fra 1979 regissert av don sharp. Their buildzoom score of 0 does not rank in the top 50% of washington contractors. Featuring donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, lloyd bridges, michael j reynolds and others.
After we made the documentary and web series north of the sun in 2011, i was. American academic frank lansing donald sutherland joins a group of international scientists researching climate change on the remote and icy bear island. Nothing about the film crew or the director seems to make sense, and things get worse, once they reach the island. Bear island is a 1979 britishcanadian thriller film based on the novel bear island by alistair maclean. Great thrilleraction movie that still holds up today. A group of people converge on a barren arctic island. Its fun seeing christopher lee in a nonhorror role. I really dont know how this film ended up being as boring as it did, but i can only presume its because the director is a complete and total tit. This was one of my favorite movies when i was a kid. Cast includes donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard.
Bear islands only entrance is on the east side of village boulevard, north of community drive, between palm beach lakes boulevard and 45th street in west palm beach, florida. For a map of the bear island unit showing trails and campgrounds click here. Had i done so, i would have found that, once again, the screenplay. Bear island 1979 on the remote norwegian bear island, used as a submarine base by the germans during ww2, u. They used to replay it every few years throughout the 1980s. Unfortunately, this paranoia thriller loses its momentum from the very good opening scene, straying wayward towards a mediocre action thriller instead. Sutherland called his character an intelligent, humorous. Alaska filming locations glacier bay national park and preserve, skagwayhoonahangoon census area. Access to the bear island campground is at the end of a 20mile secondary gravel road.
This film s only similarity to the book apart from a few character names is that evildoers are trying to liberate nazi gold from the frigid, inhospitable bear island. Bear island 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Fifteen minutes south of ely is the small town of babbitt, minnesota, a gorgeous, quiet community with real estate taxes and prices that cant be beat. Why it says made in 2000 i dont know, in reality it was made in 1979. Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, lloyd bridges, richard widmark and christopher lee. A killer in the family 1983 true story movie by stephen tailby imdb 7. Bear island 1979 bear island was another in a series of vhsformat alistair maclean adaptations that i got on ebay. Will anyone survive its terror a group of people converge on a barren arctic island. Ely mn residential real estate property bear island land.
Bear island is set on a frozen island, part of norways svalbard archipelago, in the north atlantic. Bear island dvd 1979 shop the best classic films movie. Upon investigation, they find german wwii subs with hidden caches of. We have factory direct pricing on everything you need for your ar15, ar10, and ar9 including complete upper assemblies, lower assemblies, barrels, bcgs, bolts, and. Bear island 1979 pg 1h 58min action, adventure, mystery 26 december 1979 uk on the remote norwegian bear island, used as a submarine base by the germans during world war ii, u. Bear island campground big cypress national preserve u. But in reality, several members of the expedition are searching for a sunken german uboat with a shipment of gold. August schellenberg, christopher lee, donald sutherland, richard widmark a group of people converge on a barren arctic island. The opening where a lone guy runs across a snowcovered plain while being chased by a snowboat sounds exactly like the opening of carpenters film. Had they cut down on the whole snow chase aspect of the movie and more on the nazis and the uboat pens, it might have been a better film. Bear island, originally published in 1971, was one of those books. It was directed by don sharp and starred donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee.
Donald sutherland and vanessa redgrave investigate. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives. As the morning rose ploughs through wintry arctic seas toward bear island, ships doctor christopher marlowe is kept busy attending to the seasick passengersa film unit being sent to make a film so secret that none of them knows much about it. Its one more example of a film i was unaware of, for good reason. Bear island 1979 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. If you dont find what you are looking for, email us and we will do our best to find it. 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. Could the fortune in buried nazi gold be the key to the mystery. A movie crew journeys to an attic island to make a film, but before they even get there, several of them are murdered. Bear island dvd 1979 donald sutherland vanessa redgrave. Unfinished films, which is for films that never completed principal photography, and category. Up on bear island somewhere off the northeast american coast a u.
See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Despite a better cast than most alistair maclean adaptations and an interesting arctic story about cold war struggles to dominate the globe. 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. With donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, richard widmark, christopher lee.
Bear island 1980 an american donald sutherland and a norwegian vanessa redgrave fall prey to an exnazi richard widmark seeking gold from a uboat in the arctic. Located nearby are gator head 9 sites and pink jeep 9 sites campgrounds. While the film was made back in 1979 the opening part of the story informs the viewer that climate change is an. Upcoming films, which is for films currently in production awaiting release. Tthe best of the movie are the recordings of the ice and snow landscape. Bear island is a 1979 adventure movie directed by don sharp and based on the novel by alistair maclean. 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. Note that the luftwaffe bombed the island before this operation and that there was no active weather station there when the uboat men got there. Bear island 1979 british board of film classification. Donald sutherland, vanessa redgrave, lloyd bridges, richard. Ive been trying many of his books again the past few years. Orphan train 1979 tv movie complete, unedited movie. If you are thinking of hiring bear island llc, we recommend doublechecking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes.
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