Quest for Fire(Movie, 1981)

Name: Quest for Fire
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1981
Duration: T01:40:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "La Guerre du feu" (French/FR)

1h 40min | Genres: Adventure, Drama

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 208 votes)

Quest for Fire (French: La Guerre du feu) is a 1981 prehistoric fantasy adventure film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, written by Gérard Brach and starring Everett McGill, Ron Perlman in his film debut, Nameer El-Kadi and Rae Dawn Chong. The Canadian-French co-production is a film adaptation of the 1911 Belgian novel The Quest for Fire by J.-H. Rosny. The story is set "80,000 years ago", with a plot concerning the struggle for control of fire by early humans. The film was critically acclaimed. It won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Makeup, and the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director. At the 4th Genie Awards, the film was nominated in seven categories and won in five (Best Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Overall Sound). ()

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Awards & Nominations for Quest for Fire

Saturn Award for Best International Film Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling nominated for: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

About Quest for Fire

A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man's existence. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged terrain, rival tribes and savage beasts, Quest for Fire examines a peaceful tribe's search for that all important element fire, and the knowledge to create it. Focusing on human dream as well as realistic insights into pre-historic man, the constant struggle for survival is vividly recreated in this sensational production.

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Quest for Fire (1981) - Trailer(Trailer, 1:33)

Quest for Fire (1981) - Trailer (Trailer) | Quest for Fire (1981) (TV Spot) (Trailer) | Pidax - Am Anfang war das Feuer (1981, Jean-Jacques Annaud) (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: Canada, France, United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Iceland, Kenya

Plays in: Europe

Based on the work of: J.-H. Rosny aîné ("The Quest for Fire")

Made by: Stéphan Films, Famous Players Limited, International Cinema Corporation (ICC), 20th Century Fox, Belstar Productions, Ciné Trail, Gruskoff Film Organization, Royal Bank of Canada

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: No Language (XX)

Translated into 23 languages: Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Esperanto (EO), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 12/16/1981

Cast: Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, Franck-Olivier Bonnet, Robert Lavoie, George Buza, Joy Boushel, Great Antonio, Gary Schwartz, Kurt Schiegl

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Producer: Véra Belmont, Denis Héroux, John Kemeny, Jacques Dorfmann

Screenwriter: Gérard Brach

Executive Producer: Michael Gruskoff

Film Editor: Yves Langlois

Director of Photography: Claude Agostini

Composer: Philippe Sarde

Costume designer: John Hay

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"A Guerra do Fogo"

"En busca del fuego"

"La guerre du feu"

"Strijd om het Vuur"

"Walka o ogień"

"Kampen om elden"

Keywords: prehistoric times, prehistoric adventure, ape man, stone age, wolves, neanderthal, based on novel or book, mammoth, cavemen, fire, saber-toothed tiger, bear

Budget: 12,000,000 USD

Revenue: 55,260,558 USD (= 461%)

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