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The Bears and I - Wikipedia

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The Bears and I
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bernard McEveety
Screenplay by	John Whedon
Based on	The Bears and I by Robert Franklin Leslie
Produced by	Winston Hibler
Starring	Patrick Wayne Chief Dan George Andrew Duggan Michael Ansara Robert Pine
Narrated by	Jack Speirs
Cinematography	Ted D. Landon
Edited by	G. Gregg McLaughlin
Music by	Buddy Baker
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	July 31, 1974 (1974-07-31)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4 million (rentals) (US/Canada)^[1]

The Bears and I is a 1974 American drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and written by John Whedon. The film stars Patrick Wayne, Chief Dan George, Andrew Duggan, Michael Ansara and Robert Pine. The film was released on July 31, 1974, by Buena Vista Distribution.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Robert (Bob) Leslie, a Vietnam veteran goes to the remote homeland of a fallen comrade to deliver his personal effects to his father, a First Nations chief and shaman. He is taken with the beauty of the west and decides to stay a while to find himself.

Bob finds three orphaned cubs and begins to raise them, with the intent of teaching them to be independent. However, in the process he grows attached to them, causing him to waver in his determination to release them back into the wild.

Meanwhile, the indigenous population faces eviction by the federal government, which wants to build facilities in the part of the national park where they reside. Bob tries several times to speak to the park board on their behalf, but his ignorance of Native history leads to conflict between him and his friend's people. Some register evident frustration, while others resist the authorities' intent with threats of violence. As the tension escalates, one man turns his anger towards Bob and attacks his home and the bears, leading to a forest fire that endangers the park and its inhabitants, human and animal.

As he comes to understand the wisdom of his friend's father and the danger the bears face, Bob realizes he must push the bears away.

Cast

Patrick Wayne as Bob Leslie
Chief Dan George as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Andrew Duggan as Commissioner Gaines
Michael Ansara as Oliver Red Fern
Robert Pine as John McCarten
Valentin de Vargas as Sam Eagle Speaker
Hal Baylor as Foreman

Music

The film's score was written by Buddy Baker. The film features one original song, "Sweet Surrender", written and performed by John Denver. The song plays during the film's opening credits, as well as during an interlude as Bob begins to bond with the three bear cubs.

References

^ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 50
^ "Movie Review - The Bears and I - Film: 'The Bears and I': Modest Disney Effort on Bill with 'Bambi' - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "The Bears And I". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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