La Guerre du feu
A Science Fantasy Adventure
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.
Quest for Fire (1981) is a adventure, drama and fantasy film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, released on December 16, 1981 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi and Rae Dawn Chong. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 595 ratings.
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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
Jean-Michel Kindt
as Lakar - tribu Ulam
Kurt Schiegl
as Faum - tribu Ulam
Brian Gillin
as Modoc - tribu Ulam
Terry Fitt
as Hourk - tribu Ulam
Bibi Caspari
as Gammla - tribu Ulam
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, written by Gérard Brach, produced by Denis Héroux and John Kemeny.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 595 ratings.
Without even a bar from "Thus Spake Zarathustra", Jean-Jacques Annaud takes us on some brutal and authentic time travel back to caveman days. That's where we encounter three warriors who are violently dispossessed of their home (and their fire) and find themselves at the mercy of the wilderness, the weather, the wildlife and some other tribesman who are perfectly happy to endorse the kill first speak afterwards…
Reviewed on November 27, 2023
**_A well-done fantastical portrayal of early humans_** After a tribe of cave-dwelling homo sapiens in prehistory are attacked by neanderthals, three members of the group (Everett McGill, Ron Perlman and Nicholas Kadi) leave to apprehend fire, since they don’t know how to create it themselves. On their journey, they run into saber-toothed tigers, cannibals, a friendly female in body paint (Rae Dawn Chong), woolly…
Reviewed on August 16, 2024
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Quest for Fire (1981) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Quest for Fire (1981) includes Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong and Gary Schwartz. The film was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Quest for Fire was released on December 16, 1981 and runs for 1h 40m.
Quest for Fire (1981) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 595 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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