Bear Island is a movie directed by Don Sharp in 1979 and inspired by the book of the same name by Alistair MacLean, first published in 1971. The movie features Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Barbara Parkins, Lloyd Bridges, and others.
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Storyline
A UN expedition of scientists from different countries come to barren arctic Bear Island to study climate change. American scientist Frank Lansing has come because his father was a U-boat commander who died there, and as accidents start to decimate the expedition he begins to realise that some of his colleagues are after a shipment of gold aboard the U-boat that his father commanded.
Movie vs Book
Year
1979
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1971
Pages
464
Book Rate
7.18
S: Goodreads
Book
Bear Island
Author: Alistair MacLean
Country: UK
First published in: 1971
Length: 464 pages
Genre: Fiction
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