Bear Island
PG“Below freezing and beyond fear... Will anyone survive its terror?”
1979·118 min·Released
Studio: Bear Island Films (U.K.) Limited, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Columbia Pictures, Selkirk Films
6.1TMDb
Theatrical Dec 5, 1979
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
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Crew
DirectorDon Sharp
WriterDon Sharp, David Butler
Cast
Donald Sutherland
Frank Lansing
Vanessa Redgrave
Heddi Lindquist
Richard Widmark
Otto Gerran
Christopher Lee
Lechinski
Barbara Parkins
Judith Rubin
Lloyd Bridges
Smithy
Lawrence Dane
Paul Hartman
Patricia Collins
Inge Van Zipper
Michael J. Reynolds
Heyter
Nicholas Cortland
Jungbeck
August Schellenberg
Marine Technician
Candace O'Connor
Laboratory Assistant
Joseph Golland
Meteorological Assistant
Bruce Greenwood
Technician (Tommy)
Richard Wren
Radio Operator
Hagan Beggs
Larsen
Michael Collins
Ship's Captain
Robert Stelmach
Ship's Radio Operator
Terry Waterhouse
Helicopter Crewman
Mark Jones
Cook
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Keywords
goldislandbased on novel or booknaziprofessormountainknifearctic polar circle regionmurderbetrayalsnowcorpsesabotageblizzardsnow skiingavalanche
Details
Budget
$12M
TMDb Votes
63
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026