The Polar Bear King

1993

The Polar Bear King

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Movie Info

Filmed in Scandanavia, The Polar Bear King is a visualization of an old folk tale. A handsome prince is slated to marry the less-than-attractive Queen of Summerland. He refuses, whereupon she calls upon her skills as a sorceress. Transformed into a polar bear, the luckless prince must seek out a human to help him break the spell. Filling the bill is a beautiful princess, who joins the hirsute prince on a perilous journey back to Summerland. Though ostensibly family fare, The Polar Bear King does carry a PG rating, so please exercise your own judgement before screening this one for the kids. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:

Ola Solum
In Theaters:

Jun 1, 1993 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 12, 2008
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

Hemdale Home Video

Cast

Jack Fjeldstad

Tobias Hoesl

Helge Jordal

Ulrich Faulhaber

Maria Bonnevie
as Princess

Anna-Lotta Larsson

Jack Fjeldstadt

Jon Laxdal

Kristin Mack

Marika Enstad

Monica Nordquist

Helge Jordal (II)

Jack Fieldstad

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Critic Reviews for The Polar Bear King

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Norwegian fairy tale is confusing, long, and a bit scary.

May 11, 2011 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media

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Audience Reviews for The Polar Bear King

Nov 20, 2011

Oh Norwegian folklore, you are bizarre indeed.

Ed K Super Reviewer
Jul 30, 2009

Even though this fairy tale was based on an old Norwegian folktale, I bet I could have written a better script. And my goodness was this a low budget film or what? The polar bear looked like a bad animatronic in one of those haunted houses at the county fair. Other times he looked like a man in a suit. I think it would have been better if they used a real polar bear and if they had the polar bear and the princess have a relationship before they "fell in love." It was love at first sight and even in a fairy tale that makes me want to puke. Otherwise, it would have been a good movie.

Dannielle A Super Reviewer