Bear Island
“Below freezing and beyond fear... Will anyone survive its terror?”
Synopsis
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
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Edited by Tony LowerShot by Alan HumeScored by Robert FarnonDesigned by Harry Pottle
Box Office
1979 · Box office
Produced on a $12.2M budget
Production budget
$12.2M
Also known as
- Bäreninsel in der Hölle der Arktisde
- Die Bäreninsel in der Hölle der Arktisde
- Le Secret de la banquisefr
- L'isola della paurait
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Cast & Crew
21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Donald Sutherland
as Frank Lansing
Vanessa Redgrave
as Dr. Heddi Lindquist
Richard Widmark
as Prof. Otto Gerran
Christopher Lee
as Thaddeus Lechinski
Barbara Parkins
as Dr. Judith Rubin
Lloyd Bridges
as Smithy
Lawrence Dane
as Paul Hartman
Patricia Collins
as Inge Van Zipper
Michael J Reynolds
as Heyter
Nicholas Cortland
as Jungbeck
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1Writers
5Producers
1Other crew
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