The Clan of the Cave Bear (film)
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The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1986 American adventure film directed by Michael Chapman[2][3] and based on the book of the same name by Jean M. Auel. The film stars Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar, and Thomas G. Waites.
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Directed by | Michael Chapman |
Written by | John Sayles |
Based on | The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel |
Produced by | Gerald Isenberg |
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Narrated by | Salome Jens |
Cinematography | Jan de Bont |
Edited by | Wendy Greene Bricmont |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $18 million[1] |
Box office | $2 million (United States) |
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The film depicts a young Cro-Magnon woman (Hannah) who is separated from her family and orphaned during an earthquake. She is found and adopted by a group of Neanderthals. As the years go by, her intelligence causes disaster for the entire tribe, especially its future chief, Broud (Waites). Dialogue is conducted mostly through a form of sign language which is translated for the audience with subtitles.