Bear Island [1979]

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Water depths near the island and to the north and east do not much exceed 100 metres (328ft), but become much greater to the south, and especially some 55 kilometres (30 nautical miles) to the west, where the continental shelf slopes into the deep water of the Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea.

One thing Mattias often feels when working in extreme environments, including Svalbard, is that these places are not really meant for humans. Suddenly you might see a blue whale, a majestic Northern Fulmar gliding by, or some walruses wallowing on a beach. But hours can pass between such moments. I think it's very healthy in many ways."Dempster, Nigel (19 January 1977). "Why my husband and I have parted—by Mrs Alistair MacLean". p.13. Seeing blue whales from the ship was also exceptional. It is truly a unique world in so many ways." In 1976 Maclean's second wife Mary formed a company with producer Peter Snell, Aleelle Productions, who aimed to make movies based on MacLean novels including Golden Gate, Bear Island, The Way to Dusty Death and Captain Cook. [4] The settings were, by far, Bear Island's greatest strength. Both the ship, the Morning Rose, as well as the forbidding Bear Island itself. That's what piqued my interest when reading the plot synopsis, originally: the danger and adventure of exploring a remote, forgotten island in the Arctic. It called to the adventurer and explorer in me, and in that I was not disappointed. The Morning Rose was described in detail, with an attention to things nautical that was entertaining to read without being too technical. And the island itself held its share of interesting things...as I'd hoped it would. The film runs 118 minutes and was shot in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, and British Columbia, as well as studio work in England.

To make matters worse, two of the three are named Mary, which results in the "protagonist", Dr. Marlowe, referring to them as "Mary dear" and "Mary darling" to distinguish them. Of all the condescending things I've read, that has to be one of the worst. And in James Bond fashion, one minute Marlowe finds them annoying and vapid and useless, and the next he feels affectionate for them and wants to comfort them. The author actually takes the insult one step further and compares one of the female characters to a beloved pet at one point. That is NOT acceptable, no matter what time period this was written in. Ugh!! tension on wintry Bear Island during a blizzard with a murderer lurking around and a dead body or two turning into a corpsicle: Not BoringAdilman, Sid (30 December 1985). "Worst Canadian performers of the year award". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p.D1. The landscape is incredibly beautiful: infinitely vast, impregnable, and actually quite inhospitable. I love the feeling of being small and experience a deep sense of humility and love for this unrivaled nature. It's a hard-to-beat place." Peter Snell enlisted director Don Sharp, who had worked on an adaptation of MacLean's Puppet on a Chain. They developed the project for several of months in the mid 1970s but Snell was unable to raise finance. However some time later the project reactivated. [7] They were very exposed. I think everyone got a sense of how humble and small one feels in this amazing, barren, and in many ways contradictory nature." Surprisingly, there isn't anything but the vaguest hint of sex in the entire book...but judging by the author's obvious contempt for women, I'm glad there isn't any sex because I wouldn't even want to see how he handled such scenes.