The Clan of the Cave Bear

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

Jan 17 1986 R 1h 38m
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early Homo sapiens, a band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others". As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage (unlike other women of the clan), she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader. Based on Jean M. Auel's popular book, there is minimal narration; subtitles translate the Neanderthal gestures and primitive spoken language.

Written by

Jean M. Auel, John Sayles, Clair Noto

Directed by

Michael Chapman

Cast

Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Jonesfilm, The Guber-Peters Company, The Jozak Company, Decade, Warner Bros. Pictures, PSO

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
34
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