- <p>A valiant soldier, wandering without cause or family after the Civil War, accepts the Devil's challenge to go for seven years without washing himself; cutting his hair, beard, or nails; or reciting the Lord's Prayer in exchange for limitless wealth. Draped in the Devil's cloak and the skin of a bear, the soldier travels the world, reveling in his riches until his appearance and odor become repugnant to all and especially to himself. At that point, the soldier learns to care about others and becomes the benefactor to a down-on-his-luck man who, in return for the soldier's generosity, offers one of his daughters in marriage. </p><p> -- Booklist</p><br><p>Winner of the American Film Festival Blue Ribbon The Parents Choice Award The American Library Association's "Notable Children's Film" </p>—Anonymous
- A tale of endurance and spiritual transformation through suffering. After making a pact with the devil, a former Civil War soldier is given unlimited riches, but he will lose his soul unless he wears a bearskin and goes without a bath, haircut, shave, or manicure for seven years. Bearskin grows a repulsive seven-year accumulation of hair, grime, and fingernails, and is cut off from human society. But when his heart opens to the suffering of another, he wins the hand of a kind and beautiful girl, and the devil is obliged to give him a bath.
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By what name was Bearskin, or the Man Who Didn't Wash for Seven Years (1984) officially released in Canada in English?
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