Synopsis
The story of Big Bear, the real life Cree chief who campaigned for his people and their land against the Canadian government in the 1870s and 1880s.
Movie Information
- Director
- Gil Cardinal
- Writers
- Gil Cardinal, Rudy Wiebe
- Release Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 184 minutes
- Genre
- Western, Adventure
- Language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Gordon Tootoosis
Chief Big Bear
Tantoo Cardinal
Running Second
Lorne Cardinal
Little Bad Man
Kennetch Charlette
Lone Man
Patrick Bird
Kingbird
Michael Greyeyes
Wandering Spirit
Simon Baker
Horsechild
Gail Maurice
Nowakich
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