A Bear Named Winnie

A Bear Named Winnie is a 2004 made-for-television drama film directed by John Kent Harrison. It stars Michael Fassbender and David Suchet.^[1][2] It concerns one of the real-life inspirations behind A.A. Milne's Winnie The Pooh.^[3]

Plot[]

At the outbreak of World War 1, troops march through the Manitoban city of Winnipeg. Among them is Lieutenant Harry Colebourn (Fassbender), a veteran with a gift for animals. He soon meets a bear, Winnie, who provides comfort for the soldiers and by order of General Hallholland (David Suchet), becomes the regimental mascot.

Cast[]

Copyright[]

To avoid legal problems concerning the copyrights of both Disney and the Milne estate, Winnie the Pooh and anything related to the property is never referenced nor discussed throughout the film.^{[4][better source needed]}

Critical response[]

John Ferguson of The Radio Times awarded it two stars and said, 'This touching fact-based drama almost manages to carry off its combination of First World War setting and sentimental tale, but is unsure of its target audience.'.^[5]

See also[]

• Goodbye Christopher Robin - a 2017 biographical drama film about Milne and his son, with Vaughan also acting as a writer and producer.

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Maloney, Jim (3 September 2012). Michael Fassbender – The Biography. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78219-075-2.

External links[]

• A Bear Named Winnie at the Internet Movie Database
• A Bear Named Winnie at Rotten Tomatoes