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Hercules the Bear - A Love Story
The remarkable true story of the world’s most famous grizzly bear and the Scottish couple who raised him as their own.
The remarkable true story of the world’s most famous grizzly bear and the Scottish couple who raised him as their own.
In 1975, wrestler Andy Robin and his wife, Maggie, adopted nine-month-old bear cub Hercules and set out to tame one of the world’s fiercest animals. What followed was an extraordinary tale of wrestling, rescue and super stardom.
Featuring never-seen-before home video, this heartwarming film revisits the incredible bond between Andy, Maggie and Hercules the bear.
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