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'''''The Little Polar Bear''''' ({{lang-de|'''Der kleine Eisbär'''}}) is a franchise about a [[polar bear]] cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, [[Hans de Beer]]. |
'''''The Little Polar Bear''''' ({{lang-de|'''Der kleine Eisbär'''}}) is a franchise about a [[polar bear]] cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, [[Hans de Beer]]. |
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The Little Polar Bear
The Little Polar Bear (German: Der kleine Eisbär) is a franchise about a polar bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, Hans de Beer.
It later became an animated TV series for BBC TV, Lars, der Kleine Eisbär, in the 1990s. The show proved to be popular in Germany, but its English-dubbed version (titled The Little Polar Bear) had also gained a cult following with UK viewers.
The show was later revived between 2001 and 2003. For its first film, subtitled Der Kinofilm, Warner Bros. and animation studio Rothkirch Cartoon Film bought the rights to adapt the children's books into a feature-length film, released in 2001.
Following the success of the feature, several direct-to-video features were released, one of the new characters included was a tiger cub. In 2005, another film, The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island (German: Der Kleine Eisbär 2: Die geheimnisvolle Insel) was released and also proved successful.
The score to The Little Polar Bear (1) was composed by Nigel Clarke & Michael Csanyi-Wills and recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and was nominated for several awards.
Original BBC TV series adaptation
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| The Little Polar Bear | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Hans de Beer (Novel) |
| Written by | Birgit Quastenberg Josef Schelle Hans de Beer |
| Directed by | Theo Kerp |
| Voices of | Sue Sheridan Jimmy Hibbert |
| Theme music composer | Manfred Schoof |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | German English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Siegmund Grewenig |
| Producer | Theresa Plummer Andrews |
| Running time | 5-6 minutes |
| Production company | Rothkirch/Kringel Cartoon Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC TV |
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In the mid-1990s there was a TV adaptation for the BBC, featuring the voice talents of Sue Sheridan and Jimmy Hibbert. The Animation of the series was by Sinan Gungor
- Susan Sheridan - Lars, Lena, Peeps, Mummy Polar Bear,
- Jimmy Hibbert - Daddy Polar Bear, various male voices
Characters
- Lars - the little polar bear, main character of the show
- Frieda, Lars' mother
- Mika, Lars' father
- Lena - the Arctic hare,
- Peeps - the snow goose,
- Brownie Brown Bear,
- Mummy Brown Bear, Brownie's mother
- Daddy Brown Bear, Brownie's father
- The seagull acrobites
- Fussy Husky
- Zoophoo (walrus)
Episodes
| No. | Cartoons | Original airdate
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Film
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| The Little Polar Bear | |
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| Directed by | Piet De Rycker Thilo Rothkirch |
| Written by | Piet De Rycker Bert Schrickel Thomas Wittenburg |
| Produced by | Willi Geike |
| Edited by | Bettina Behrens Nadia Hennrich |
| Music by | Nigel Clarke Michael Csányi-Wills |
Production company | Rothkirch Cartoon Film |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | 4 October 2001 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German English |
This film was followed by five sequels:
- The Little Polar Bear: Lars and the Little Tiger (2002)
- The Little Polar Bear: The Dream of Flying (2003)
- The Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's Rescue (2003)
- The Little Polar Bear: A Visitor from the South Pole (2004)
- The Little Polar Bear: The Mysterious Island (2005)
Voice cast
| Character | German Version | English Version |
|---|---|---|
| Lars |
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Wesley Singerman |
| Robby | Maximilian Artajo | Brianne Siddall |
| Kalle | Jochen Busse | |
| Nalle | Mike Krüger | |
| Palle | Bernd Stelter | |
| Mika | Ingolf Lück | Michael McConnohie |
| Manili | Vanessa Petruo | |
| Greta | Jeanette Biedermann | RuDee Sade |
| Caruso | Dirk Bach | Joe Ochman |
| Pieps | Sandro Blümel | Sandy Fox |
| Hippo | Harry Rowohlt | |
| Lena | Adak Azdasht | Kimberly J. Brown |
| Sopho / Sophocles | Wolfgang Völz | Ralph Votrian |
| Großmutter | Barbara Adolph | |
| Mutter Eisbär | Anke Engelke | |
| Lemmings |
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| Seagulls / Möwe |
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Additional English Voices
- Daran Norris ... Brutus
- Neil Kaplan ... Bert
- Tom Fahn ... Boris
- Rebecca Forstadt ... Anna
- Steve Blum ... Henry
- Mari Devon ... Nina
- Edie Mirman ... Grandmother
- Steve Bulen ... Other
- Richard Cansino ... Other
- Melora Harte ... Other
Voices in Brazil
- Cáio César ...Lars
- Charles Emmanuel...Robby
- Luísa Palomanes...Greta
External links
- Template:Str rightmost/ Der Kleine Eisbär on IMDb
- Template:Str rightmost/ Der kleine Eisbär - Neue Abenteuer, neue Freunde on IMDb
- Template:Str rightmost/ Der kleine Eisbär - Neue Abenteuer, neue Freunde 2 on IMDb
- Template:Str rightmost/ Der kleine Eisbär - Besuch vom Südpol on IMDb
- Der kleine Eisbär - Nanouks Rettung on IMDb
- Template:Str rightmost/ Der kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel on IMDb
- Original Score: Nigel Clarke & Michael Csanyi Wills