Grizzly Man
“In nature, there are boundaries. One man spent the last thirteen years of his life crossing them.”
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
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Cast
36 people
Timothy Treadwell
Self (archive footage)
David Letterman
Himself
Known for
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Cabin Boy
Werner Herzog
Self / Narrator (voice)
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
Warren Queeney
Self - Actor, Close Friend
Willy Fulton
Self - Pilot, Former Rodeo Rider
Sam Egli
Self - Egli Air Haul
Marnie Gaede
Self - Ecologist
Marc Gaede
Self - Ecologist
Larry Van Daele
Self - Bear Biologist
Sven Haakanson
Self - Alutiiq
Franc Fallico
Self - Coroner
Jewel Palovak
Self - Grizzly People
Werner Herzog Director · Richard Thompson Composer Peter Zeitlinger Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.1M · United States release August 12, 2005 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,100,000
Production
Discovery Docs
Production
Real Big Production
Production
Lions Gate Films
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2005
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 12, 2005
Theatrical
United States
June 6, 2005 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 10, 2005 · Premiere · Waterfront Film Festival
July 20, 2005 · Premiere · New York City, New York
July 28, 2005 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival
Denmark
July 28, 2005 · Physical
Finland
July 28, 2005 · Digital
France
September 4, 2005 · Premiere · Waterfront Film Festival
December 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
November 13, 2006 · Theatrical
April 9, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
Hungary
July 17, 2007 · Physical
Italy
November 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
May 6, 2007 · TV
Netherlands
December 8, 2005 · Theatrical
May 3, 2007 · Physical · DVD
July 1, 2009 · TV · Nederland 3
Poland
May 31, 2006 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
July 28, 2005 · Physical
United Kingdom
February 3, 2006 · Theatrical
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