The Bear is a UK VHS release by VCI and Channel 4 Video on 2nd November 1998 and 22nd March 1999 and Is a UK DVD release by Cinema Club on 15th July 2002.
Description[]
based on the book by Raymond Briggs
from the makers of The Snowman
Based on Raymond Briggs' bestselling storybook, THE BEAR is the enchanting and magical animated tale from the makers of The Snowman.
A young girl, Tilly, visits the zoo with her mum and dad, but accidently drops her best loved toy, her teddy, into the polar bear's pit. That night, Tilly cries herself to sleep, only to wake and find a huge polar bear standing over her - he's come to return her precious teddy.
So begins a magical friendship with some bear-size complications, the biggest problem being, how to keep such an enormous pet hidden from her parents? Then, everything changes when the Bear hears the call of the wild from the spirit of The Great Bear in the sky and the two friends embark on an extraordinary adventure.
This heart-warming and beautifully rendered tale is one that the whole family will enjoy time and time again.
Credits[]
Release Dates[]
- UK: 10th August 1998
Opening (Original 1998 release) (with no trailer)[]
- Tracking control screen (1995-2005)
- Warning screen (1995-2005)
- VCI logo (1995-2005)
- Channel 4 Video logo (1998-1999)
- Haribo 1997 (UK TV Advert)
- Start of The Bear (1998)
Closing (Original 1998 release) (with no trailer)[]
- End of The Bear (1998)
- Closing Credits
- Channel 4 Video logo (1998-1999)
- VCI logo (1995-2005) (Forward)
Opening (1999 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]
- Tracking control screen (1995-2005)
- Warning screen (1995-2005)
- VCI logo (1995-2005)
- Channel 4 Video logo (1998-1999)
- Haribo 1997 (UK TV Advert)
- Start of The Bear (1998)
Closing (1999 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]
- End of The Bear (1998)
- Closing Credits
- Channel 4 Video logo (1998-1999)
- VCI logo (1995-2005) (Forward)