Bear Island

Dec 5, 1979

1h 58m

★ 6.0

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

Overview

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

Genres

Thriller

Action

Adventure

Mystery

Production Companies

Bear Island Films (U.K.) Limited

Canadian Film Development Corporation

Selkirk Films

Columbia Pictures

Bear Island Trailers

Cast

Frank Lansing

Donald Sutherland

Heddi Lindquist

Vanessa Redgrave

Otto Gerran

Richard Widmark

Lechinski

Christopher Lee

Judith Rubin

Barbara Parkins

Smithy

Lloyd Bridges

Paul Hartman

Lawrence Dane

Inge Van Zipper

Patricia Collins

Heyter

Michael J. Reynolds

Jungbeck

Nicholas Cortland

Marine Technician

August Schellenberg

Laboratory Assistant

Candace O'Connor

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