| Release Date: | Jan 2005 |
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| Genres: | Biography / Documentary |
| Awards: | 12 wins & 6 nominations |
| Runtime: | 103 min |
| Cast: | Werner Herzog (Himself / Narrator / Interviewer (voice)), Carol Dexter (Herself, Treadwell's mother) Val Dexter (Himself, Treadwell's father) Sam Egli (Himself (Egli Air Haul)) Franc G. Fallico (Himself (Coroner)) Willy Fulton (Himself, pilot) Marc Gaede (Himself (Ecologist)) Marnie Gaede (Herself (Ecologist)) Sven Haakanson Jr. (Himself, Alutiiq Museum Director) Amie Huguenard (Herself (archive footage)) David Letterman (Himself (archive footage)) Jewel Palovak (Herself) Kathleen Parker (Herself (Close Friend)) Warren Queeney (Himself (Actor, Close Friend)) Timothy Treadwell (Himself (archive footage)) Larry Van Daele (Himself, bear biologist) |
A docudrama that centers on amateur grizzly bear expert Timothy Treadwell. He periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears. He was killed, along with his his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, by a rogue bear in October 2003. The films explores their compassionate lives as they found solace among these endangered animals.
