Quest for Fire
La Guerre du feu1981
A Science Fantasy Adventure
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- 1h 40m
- December 16, 1981 · Canada, France, United States of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 16, 1981
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- Canada, France, United States of America
- Production
- 20th Century Fox,Famous Players,Belstar Productions,Stéphan Films,International Cinema Corporation (ICC),Ciné Trail,Gruskoff Film Organization,Royal Bank of Canada,Famous Players Limited
- Cast
- Everett McGill,Ron Perlman,Matt Birman,Bibi Caspari,Tarlok Sing Seva,Michelle Leduc,Rae Dawn Chong,Franck-Olivier Bonnet,Christian Benard,Terry Fittand 15 more
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Writer
- Gérard Brach
- Producer
- Denis Héroux,John Kemeny
- Cinematography
- Claude Agostini
- Music
- Philippe Sarde
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $55,260,558
- IMDb
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