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The Bear is a 1988 drama and adventure film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, and the film was produced by Claude Berri. It stars Tchéky Karyo and Bart the Bear. The movie is based on The Grizzly King and was originally titled L'Ours. It was filmed in Austria, the Dolomites, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with a narrative set in British Columbia.
The film has a runtime of approximately 97 minutes and was distributed by Netflix via video on demand. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing and won the Genesis Award. The movie holds a review score of 7.7 out of 10, an 88% rating, and a Metascore of 60 out of 100. It was rated PG. The production involved companies including Renn Productions, Price, and Pathé.
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7.1An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Cast
- Douce the Bear as Youk the Bear Cub
- Bart the Bear as The Kodiak Bear
- Tchéky Karyo as Tom
- Jack Wallace as Bill
- André Lacombe as The Dog Hunter
- Bozo the Bear as The Mama Bear (uncredited)
Themes
- canada
- based on novel or book
- rocky mountains
- wilderness
- brown bear
- puma
- fur trapping
- spring
- bear
- summer
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
20,103 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Genesis Award
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Grizzly King
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Screenwriter
- Gérard Brach
- Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Producer
- Claude Berri
- Cinematographer
- Philippe Rousselot
- Narrative location
- British Columbia
- Filming location
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 180303
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-10-27
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Noëlle Boisson
- title
- L'Ours
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- review score
- 60/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- after a work by
- James Oliver Curwood
- capital cost
- 120000000
- box office
- 100000000
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