Quest for Fire (1981)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $55,260,558.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 15.258 |
Directed By
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Crew
Yves Langlois
John Hay
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Gérard Brach
Kevin Ward
Philippe Sarde
Penny Rose
Christopher Tucker
Denise West
Matthew Vibert
Claude Simard
Robert Guertin
Jock Brandis
Carlo Campana
Michel Girard
Michèle Burke
Brian Morris
David Hynes
Pipsan Ayotte
Claude Agostini
Jocelyne Bellemare
Inge Klaudi
Raymond Larose
Dave Jordan
Rick Anderson
Linda Preston
Paul Van der Linden
Paul Morin
David Evans
Don White
Kenneth Heeley-Ray
Micheline Trépanier
Greg Farrow
Kathleen Mifsud
Marie-Josée La Fontaine
Colette Kramer
Stéphane Reichel
Emmanuel Lepine
Normande Campeau
Michel Larmand
Andy Chmura
Arden R. Ryshpan
Maureen Gurney
Glenn Berman
Thomas Metzger
Denis Dupont
Lyne Desmarais
Nick Forder
Terry Apsey
Maris H. Jansons
Kathryn Casault
George Bottos
Christophe Bonnière
Sarah Monzani
Brian Payne
Paul Gravel
Louise Mignault
Guy J. Comtois
Michel Chohin
Karen Hazzard
Adam Swica
John Daoust
Patrick Clune
Martin Ashbee
Al Smith
Fabienne April
Claude Hazanavicius
Martin Malivoire
David Neil Trifunovich
Blanche Boileau
Takashi Seida
Mark Molin
Keith Woods
Ernst Haas
Martin Sauve
Austin Grimaldi
Marianne Coulon
Andrée Champagne
Mamade
Ellen Chenoweth
Lois Planco
Sylvie Bellemare
Mario Davignon
Don White
Joe Grimaldi
Larry Lynn
Lesley De Pettit
Michael Gruskoff
Paul Cadiou
Kay Larlham
Valerie Craig
Dominique Cheminal
Jack Fritz
Quinn Donoghue
Matthew Vibert
Dominique Cheminal
Chris Nixon
David Bracknell
Angela Heald
Joanne T. Harwood
Luise Massari
Johanne Prégent
Denis Héroux
TOP CAST
Everett McGill
Naoh
Ron Perlman
Amoukar
Nicholas Kadi
Gaw
Rae Dawn Chong
Ika
Gary Schwartz
Rouka - tribu Ulam
Naseer El-Kadi
Nam - tribu Ulam
Franck-Olivier Bonnet
Aghoo - tribu Ulam
Jean-Michel Kindt
Lakar - tribu Ulam
Kurt Schiegl
Faum - tribu Ulam
Brian Gillin
Modoc - tribu Ulam
Terry Fitt
Hourk - tribu Ulam
Bibi Caspari
Gammla - tribu Ulam
Peter Elliott
Mikr - tribu Ulam
Michelle Leduc
Matr - tribu Ulam
Robert Lavoie
Tsor - tribu Ulam
Christian Benard
Umbre - tribu Ulam
Tarlok Sing Seva
Tavawa - tribu Ivaka
Lolamal Kapisisi
La faiseur de feu - tribu Ivaka
Matt Birman
Morah - tribu Ulam
Joy Boushel
Ulam Tribe Member
Adrian Street
The Kzamm Tribe
Martin Ruane
The Kzamm Tribe
George Buza
The Kzamm Tribe
Jean Gagné
The Kzamm Tribe
Antonio Barichievich
The Kzamm Tribe
Tai
Woolly Mammoth (uncredited)
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