The Bear is a 1988 French film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Adapted from the novel The Grizzly King by American author James Oliver Curwood, the screenplay was written by Gérard Brach. Set in late 19th-century British Columbia, Canada, the film tells the story of an orphaned bear cub who befriends an adult male grizzly as hunters pursue them through the wild. Several of the themes explored in the story include orphanhood, peril and protection, and mercy toward and on the behalf of a reformed hunter. Annaud and Brach began planning the story and production in 1981, although filming... did not begin until six years later, due to the director's commitment to another project. The Bear was filmed almost entirely in the Italian and Austrian areas of the Dolomites, with live animals—including Bart the Bear, a trained 9-foot tall Kodiak—present on location. Notable for its almost complete lack of dialogue and its minimal score, the film was nominated for and won numerous international film awards. In the mountainous wilds of British Columbia circa 1885, a young bear cub suffers the accidental death of his mother from a rockslide.
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| Release date: | October 19, 1988 |
| Directed by: | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Claude Berri |
| Editor: | Noëlle Boisson |
| Music by: | Philippe Sarde |
| Cinematography: | Philippe Rousselot |
| Screenplay by: | Gérard Brach |
| Adapted from: | The Grizzly King |
| Genre: | Children's, Adventure |