The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

Directed by

Michael Chapman

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 135 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Cro-Magnon girl is orphaned and taken in by a Neanderthal tribe. Her intelligence creates tension with the future chief who sees her as a threat.

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What happens

The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1986 American adventure film directed by Michael Chapman 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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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