Bear Island 45 years old

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

Bear Island

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

Credits

Bear Island Cast

Name Character
Bruce Greenwood He was 23, now 68 years old as Technician (Tommy)
Donald Sutherland He was 44, now 89 years old as Frank Lansing
Vanessa Redgrave She was 43, now 87 years old as Heddi Lindquist
Christopher Lee He was 58, 93 years old when he died as Lechinski
Richard Widmark He was 65, 93 years old when he died as Otto Gerran
Lloyd Bridges He was 67, 85 years old when he died as Smithy
Barbara Parkins She was 38, now 82 years old as Judith Rubin
August Schellenberg He was 44, 77 years old when he died as Marine Technician
Lawrence Dane He was 43, now 87 years old as Paul Hartman
Richard Wren as Radio Operator
Hagan Beggs He was 43, 79 years old when he died as Larsen
Nicholas Cortland as Jungbeck
Michael J. Reynolds He was 40, 78 years old when he died as Heyter
Mark Jones He was 27, 12 years old when he died as Cook
Candace O'Connor She was 30, now 74 years old as Laboratory Assistant
Joseph Golland as Meteorological Assistant
Terry Waterhouse as Helicopter Crewman
Michael Collins He was 49, now 94 years old as Ship's Captain
Patricia Collins She was 27, now 72 years old as Inge Van Zipper
Robert Stelmach as Ship's Radio Operator

Bear Island Crew

Name Department
William Hill as Associate Producer. He was 59 (now 103) years old Production
Alan Hume as Director of Photography. He was 55 (85) years old when He died Camera
Harry Pottle as Production Design. He was 55 (73) years old when He died Art
David Appleby as Still Photographer. Camera
Alistair MacLean as Novel. He was 58 (64) years old when He died Writing
Murray Smith as Additional Writing. He was 40 (63) years old when He died Crew
Don Sharp as Director. He was 59 (90) years old when He died Directing
Don Sharp as Screenplay. He was 59 (90) years old when He died Writing
Robert Farnon as Original Music Composer. He was 63 (87) years old when He died Sound
Tony Lower as Editor. Editing
Peter Snell as Producer. He was 40 (80) years old when He died Production
David Butler as Screenplay. He was 84 (84) years old when He died Writing
Stuart Aikins as Casting. Production
Bear Island poster
Bear Island (45 years)

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

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 05, 1979
  • Runtime: 118 minutes
  • Budget: 12200000.00