The Bear - 1988

He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive.

An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

Country France

Production Countries France , USA

Language French

Spoken Language English

Gneres Adventure , Drama , Family

Production Companies Pathé , Renn Productions , Price

Budget $25,000,000

Revenue $138,241,022

Release Date 21 October 1988

97 mins

Cast

Tchéky Karyo Tom

Jack Wallace Bill

André Lacombe The Dog Hunter

Bart the Bear The Kodiak Bear

Youk the Bear The Bear Cub

Crew

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writer

Gérard Brach

Producer

Claude Berri

Cinematography

Philippe Rousselot

Composer

Philippe Sarde

Editor

Noëlle Boisson

Original Writer

James Oliver Curwood

Art Direction

Hans Jürgen Schmelzle

George Dietz

Antony Greengrow

Heidi Lüdi

Set Decoration

Bernhard Henrich

Set Designer

Toni Lüdi

Costume Design

Françoise Disle

Corinne Jorry

Casting

Mary Jo Slater