Bear Island poster

Bear Island

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

6.1(67)19791h 58m3

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

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
$12.2M
Box office
—
Language
English
  • gold
  • island
  • based on novel or book
  • nazi
  • professor
  • mountain
  • knife
  • arctic polar circle region
  • murder
  • betrayal
  • snow
  • corpse

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Don Sharp

Produced in

Canada, United Kingdom

Where to watch

All options

Availability for Spain. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Gallery

Still from Bear IslandStill from Bear IslandStill from Bear Island

Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG1 Aug 1980
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG27 Dec 1979
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical6 Jun 1980
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical19 Dec 1979
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1220 Dec 1979
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical2 Feb 1980
  • South AfricaZA

    • Theatrical5 Dec 1979

Frequently asked questions

Bear Island was released on 5 December 1979.

Audience reviews

1
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/28/2022

    6/10

    I've seen this film I don't know how many times and I never can remember the ending... I think that is probably because so much of the preamble in this overlong arctic drama is dull and listless. Certainly it has an A-list cast, but somehow the whole just doesn't equal the sum of the parts. Richard Widmark ("Otto") heads up a group of scientists on the eponymous island that was formerly used as a Nazi submarine base.…

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this