Adventure ·Drama · United States of America · 1986 · 1h 38m

The Clan of the Cave Bear

The Clan of the Cave Bear poster
Director
Michael Chapman
Cast
Daryl Hannah as Ayla Pamela Reed as Iza James Remar as Creb Thomas G. Waites as Broud John Doolittle as Brun Curtis Armstrong as Goov
Crew
Jan de Bont — Director of Photography Wendy Greene Bricmont — Editor Alan Silvestri — Original Music Composer John Sayles — Screenplay Jean M. Auel — Novel Gerald I. Isenberg — Producer
Tagline

At The Dawn Of Mankind, A Woman Led The Way.

Synopsis

Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the "Clan of the Cave Bear" finds little Ayla from the "others"' clan - tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new cave, she's allowed to stay - and thrive.

Trailer The Clan of the Cave Bear — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
animal attackstone agetribebearprehistorycavemenneanderthalprehistoric manpleistocene
Key Collaborators
Michael Chapman Director Jan de Bont Director of Photography Wendy Greene Bricmont Editor Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer John Sayles Screenplay Jean M. Auel Novel Gerald I. Isenberg Producer Anthony Masters Production Design Kelly Kimball Costume Design
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