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Synopsis
Jean-Jacques Annaud directed this unusual and compelling tale of animals in the wild, which tells its tale from the bears' point of view. A pair of carefully-trained bruins deliver remarkably effective "performances" (aided by clever editing and, in some sequences, the use of realistic animated models). A infant bear cub (Douce the Bear) witnesses the death of his mother in a rockslide and is forced to set out to fend for himself. The young bear encounters a giant grizzly (Bart the Bear), who at first cannot abide the young bear's presence. However, the grizzly is soon ambushed by a pair of hunters -- Bill (Jack Wallace) and Tom (Tcheky Karyo) -- after an altercation with their pack animals. As the injured beast cleans his wounds in a stream, the young bear comes to his aid, and the giant takes the youngster under his wing. However, Bill and Tom have sworn revenge on the grizzly, and when they capture the young bear, it lures the giant back into the hunters' camp. L'Ours, released in English-speaking countries as The Bear, was based on the novel King Grizzly by James Oliver Curwood. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Bretislav Pojar Animator
Antony Greengrow Art Director
George Dietz Art Director
Heidi Ludi Art Director
Toni Ludi Art Director
Pierre Grunstein Associate Producer
James Oliver Curwood Book Author
Elisabeth Leustig Casting
Philippe Rousselot Cinematographer
Philippe Sarde Composer (Music Score)
Corinne Jorry Costume Designer
Francoise Disle Costume Designer
Jean-Jacques Annaud Director
Noëlle Boisson Editor
Claude Berri Executive Producer
Xavier Castano First Assistant Director
Hans-Jurgen Schmelzle Makeup
Stephen A. Hope Music Editor
Claude Berri Producer
Pierre Grunstein Producer
Toni Ludi Production Designer
Leonhard Gmuer Production Manager
Gérard Brach Screenwriter
Xavier Castano Second Unit Director
Laurent Quaglio Sound/Sound Designer
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Special Effects
Johann Fickel Special Effects
Uli Nefzer Special Effects
Willy Neuner Special Effects
Year: 1989
Runtime: 92
Country: France
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature


Color type
Eastmancolor

Produced by
Renn Productions

Release
October 25, 1989 (USA)
by AMLF