---
title: 'Bear Island (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Don Sharp'
released: '1979-11-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bear-island-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078836/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bear Island (1979)

1979 · PG · 118 min · Action, Adventure, Thriller · United Kingdom, Canada


## Synopsis

Bear Island is a 1979 adventure film based on Alistair MacLean's 1971 novel of the same name. It was directed by Don Sharp, and starring Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Barbara Parkins and Lloyd Bridges.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Don Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-sharp)
- **Screenplay:** [Don Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-sharp), [David Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-butler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Farnon](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-farnon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alan Hume](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hume)

## Cast

- [Bruce Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-greenwood)
- [Lloyd Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bridges)
- [Barbara Parkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-parkins)
- [Donald Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sutherland)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)
- [August Schellenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-schellenberg)
- [Michael J. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-j-reynolds)
- [Vanessa Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-redgrave)
- [Michael Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-collins)
- [Lawrence Dane](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-dane)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bear-island-1979
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