Family ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1984 · 19m

Bearskin, or The Man Who Didn't Wash for Seven Years

Bearskin, or The Man Who Didn't Wash for Seven Years poster
Director
Tom Davenport
Cast
Glenn Taylor as Father Helen Stoltzfus as Eldest Daughter Kate Weber as Eldest Daughter Susan Shields as Youngest Daughter Robert Lesko as Innkeeper Robert Westenberg as Bearskin
Crew
Marcia Neidley — Editor Tom Davenport — Producer Mimi Davenport — Producer Valerie Becker — Costume Design Mimi Davenport — Costume Design
Synopsis

A soldier can not return home after he leaves the army, and can not find a job. Desperation drives him to make a deal with the Devil, who makes a bet with him. For the next seven years, he will carry a purse of gold that's always full. However, he must wear a bearskin and neither pray nor wash nor cut his hair in all that time. If he survives, he can keep the purse, but if he dies, the Devil gets his soul.

Mood & Themes
fairy talepact with the devildevilamerican civil war
Key Collaborators
Tom Davenport Director Marcia Neidley Editor Tom Davenport Producer Mimi Davenport Producer Valerie Becker Costume Design Mimi Davenport Costume Design
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