Bear Island

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Simon T Dated adventure from the pen of Alistair Maclean, with the usual plot of submarines, subterfuge and snow. An uncharacteristically wooden Donald Sutherland uncovers U-boats and traitors and it's all a bit tiresome. Other oddly cast A-listers include Richard Widmark and Vanessa Redgrave wrestling with dodgy Norwegian accents. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Audience Member It's another one of those movie I wached as a child and loved,I found an old VHS copy at a local charity shop and once home I put i on and I've got to say still enjoyed. Great thriller/action movie that still holds up today. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Burning hot cast, Vanessa Redgrave , Lloyd Bridges , Christopher Lee , among other stars, Redgrave's accent is dire, The story is based on Maclean novel, but differs greatly, The plot at times is confusing, but it's a not a bad spy thriller, set in lovely scenery, but far from a classic by any means. The story is basically, A UN expedition of scientists from different countries come to the barren arctic Bear Island, between Svalbard and northern Norway, to study climate change. However, several of them turn out to be more interested in the fact that there is Gold in one of the submarines than studying climate change, during all of this a number of deaths and accidents occur. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Typical Alastair Maclean sleight of hand and red herrings leaving the viewer guessing which side each character is on to the end. The film has worn reasonably well though the music soundtrack is grating and over the top. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member increadible story but hmmmm maybe someone else should have prduced this film!. But even one of my fav films Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Why it says made in 2000 I dont know, in reality it was made in 1979. A typical 70's action thriller, mostly made on location. It brings far too much accidental humour, with stereotype characters, hammy acting with equally hammy script, but it is quite enjoyable. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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