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L'ours (1988) -- An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   4,906 votes
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Writers:
James Oliver Curwood (novel)
Gérard Brach (screenplay)
Contact:
View company contact information for The Bear on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
25 October 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Family | Drama more
Tagline:
He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive.
Plot:
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Fi's Fave Films! - An Alternative List
 (From LateFilmFull. 13 October 2008, 11:12 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Such nice memories... more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Bart the Bear ... The Kodiak Bear
Youk the Bear ... The Bear Cub

Tchéky Karyo ... Tom
Jack Wallace ... Bill
André Lacombe ... Le chasseur aux chiens
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Bear (USA)
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Runtime:
94 min | Germany:85 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Company:
Price more

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Trivia:
Because in the wild, male bears usually eat bear cubs if they can, the filmmakers prepared the adult Bart the Bear for the cub by having him play with a teddy bear the size and fur color of the cub. When the trainers felt he was ready, he was introduced to the cub and he greeted the cub affectionately. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The rock that kills the mother bear is noticeably smaller than the boulder that rests atop the dead bear. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bill: [examining bear tracks] That's a huge male; bet he's more'n fifteen hundred pounds.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) more

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18 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Such nice memories..., 23 October 2004
10/10
Author: eldergod-1 from Sofia, Bulgaria

I am very fond of this movie. I watched it for first time when I was a very little kid and loved it. Years later, I watched it again and again I was enchanted. This is, in my opinion, the best film about animals ever made. It is very touching, with big emotional power, very beautiful movie. It has moments in which you can cry and moments, in which you can laugh, moments of high tension and moments, in which you feel the harmony of the nature. The bear cub is very, very cute and the big bear is quite formidable. I have such nice memories of this film, I'm very fond of it. I recommend it to everybody - it is a film about life, and there aren't that many of them.

I rarely give a full mark, but here I can do it - 10/10.

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