Bear Island

1979 film directed by Don Sharp
Movie film Q194143
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Bear Island

Summary

Bear Island is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bear Island's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Bear Island was directed by Don Sharp[4].
  • David Butler wrote the screenplay for Bear Island[5].
  • Don Sharp wrote the screenplay for Bear Island[6].
  • Bear Island's composer is recorded as Robert Farnon[7].
  • Bear Island's genre is adventure film[8].
  • Bear Island's genre is thriller film[9].
  • Bear Island's genre is action film[10].
  • Bear Island's based on is recorded as Bear Island[11].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Donald Sutherland[12].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Vanessa Redgrave[13].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Richard Widmark[14].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Christopher Lee[15].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Lloyd Bridges[16].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was August Schellenberg[17].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Bruce Greenwood[18].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Michael Collins[19].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Barbara Parkins[20].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Lawrence Dane[21].
  • A cast member of Bear Island was Michael J. Reynolds[22].
  • Bear Island's director of photography is recorded as Alan Hume[23].
  • The original language of Bear Island was English[24].
  • Bear Island's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Bear Island's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[26].
  • Bear Island's country of origin is recorded as Canada[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bear Island was directed by Don Sharp[4]. Screenwriters include David Butler[5] and Don Sharp[6]. Cast members include Donald Sutherland[12], Vanessa Redgrave[13], Richard Widmark[14], Christopher Lee[15], Lloyd Bridges[16], and August Schellenberg[17].

Publication

Publication dates include December 5, 1979[28], December 14, 1979[29], December 19, 1979[30], December 20, 1979[31], December 21, 1979[32], and December 25, 1979[33]. The original language of Bear Island was English[24]. Genres include adventure film[8], thriller film[9], and action film[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Bear Island's after a work by is recorded as Alistair MacLean[34].

Why It Matters

Bear Island ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 78836
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 78836, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 9661
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 9661, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 26156
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1979-12-05T00:00:00Z, +1979-12-14T00:00:00Z, +1979-12-19T00:00:00Z +11
    Screenwriter → David Butler, Don Sharp
    Duration → {'amount': '+118'}
    Mpa film rating → PG
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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