Grizzly Man

8/12/20051h 43m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ In nature, there are boundaries. One man spent the last 13 years of his life crossing them. ~

Overview:

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

Director:

Werner Herzog

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Key words:

self-abandonment
life and death
unsociability
grizzly bear
human animal relationship
interview
biography
national park
historical figure
alaska
animal rights
wildlife
ecology
nature
archive footage
semi-biographical
dedication
last interview
bears
repurposed footage

Cast

Warren Queeney

~ as ~

Self - Actor, Close Friend

Willy Fulton

~ as ~

Self - Pilot, Former Rodeo Rider

Sam Egli

~ as ~

Self - Egli Air Haul

Marnie Gaede

~ as ~

Self - Ecologist

Marc Gaede

~ as ~

Self - Ecologist

Larry Van Daele

~ as ~

Self - Bear Biologist

Sven Haakanson

~ as ~

Self - Alutiiq

Franc Fallico

~ as ~

Self - Coroner

Jewel Palovak

~ as ~

Self - Grizzly People

Amie Huguenard

~ as ~

Self (archive footage)

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Reviews (1)

Film.Viewer.999
Written 4 year(s) ago
10
Chilling first-hand documentation of a very brave young man, renouncing society and trying to find meaning among ferocious creatures in the wild. Tragic yet heart-warming