From the acclaimed director of 'Two Brothers' comes the original animal film. The story of a bear cub's first year of life, told from the animal's point of view. After its mother is killed, a young cub latches onto an adult male grizzly. The reluctant stepfather educates and protects his young ward through its first summer of wide-eyed growth, including its initial encounter with the most dangerous creature in all of God's creation - Man.
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written by
James Oliver Curwood (novel) Gérard Brach (screenplay)
Starring
Bart the Bear (The Kodiak Bear); Youk the Bear (The Bear Cub); Tchéky Karyo (Tom); Jack Wallace (Bill); André Lacombe (Le chasseur aux chiens). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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