Quest for Fire
1981 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 7.0
In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.
Based on The Quest for Fire
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-12-16
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (575 votes)
Themes
- fire
- based on novel or book
- mammoth
- stone age
- bear
- prehistory
- ape man
- saber-toothed tiger
- cavemen
- neanderthal
- wolves
- cenozoic
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1983
- Saturn Award — Best International Film · 1981
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1983 · nominated
Cast & crew
Everett McGill
as Naoh
Ron Perlman
as Amoukar
Nicholas Kadi
as Gaw
Rae Dawn Chong
as Ika
Gary Schwartz
as Rouka - tribu Ulam
Naseer El-Kadi
as Nam - tribu Ulam
Franck-Olivier Bonnet
as Aghoo - tribu Ulam
- JK
Jean-Michel Kindt
as Lakar - tribu Ulam
- KS
Kurt Schiegl
as Faum - tribu Ulam
- BG
Brian Gillin
as Modoc - tribu Ulam
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud