The Little Polar Bear (2001)
"Der kleine Eisbär" (original title)

Directors:

Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch

Writers:

Piet De Rycker, Bert Schrickel,

Stars:

Mijail Verona, Maximilian Artajo, Jochen Busse

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mijail Verona	...	Lars (voice)
Maximilian Artajo	...	Robby (voice)
Jochen Busse	...	Kalle (voice)
Mike Krüger	...	Nalle (voice)
Bernd Stelter	...	Palle (voice)
Ingolf Lück	...	Mika (voice)
Vanessa Petruo	...	Manili (voice)
Jeanette Biedermann	...	Greta (voice)
Dirk Bach	...	Caruso (voice)
Sandro Blümel	...	Pieps (voice)
Harry Rowohlt	...	Hippo (voice)
Adak Azdasht	...	Lena (voice)
Wolfgang Völz	...	Sopho (voice)
Barbara Adolph	...	Großmutter (voice)
Anke Engelke	...	Mutter Eisbär (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

animal | cartoon bear | walrus | fishing | hippopotamus | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Adventure

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

4 October 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Little Polar Bear

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£71,408 (UK) (11 April 2003)

Gross:

£504,759 (UK) (2 May 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Little Polar Bear: The Dream of Flying (2003)

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Soundtracks

"There Must Be an Angel"
by David A. Stewart (as David Stewart) & Annie Lennox
Performed by No Angels

User Reviews

Definitely for smaller children

If you are looking for something safe to watch for 3-7 year olds, you have found your movie. Der kleine Eisbär is about as innocent as you can be. Action is quickly followed by moments of rest (some of the best scenes are actually of the bears swimming around the Arctic ocean to absolutely dreamy music). And there is no overt violence. There are subtle messages of interracial tolerance and cooperation scattered throughout, but ultimately the film is a journey experience. The problem is that it is not all that fun to watch except for young children. Curious George (another film made primarily for smaller children) left you grinning from ear to ear during the whole film, despite its many plot holes. Der kleine Eisbär will pretty much leave parents feeling, "Well, at least my kid really likes it." It is too disjointed a movie with payoffs that are too modest to be of much interest to anyone without kids. But, still, if you want a kids' movie...then buy Curious George...and then buy this one if you have some money leftover. ;o)