Quest for Fire (1981) Movie Overview

Quest for Fire (French: La Guerre du feu) is a 1981 film based on the 1911 French novel by J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856–1940). Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and adapted by Gérard Brach, the film stars Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi, and Rae Dawn Chong. It won the Academy Award for Makeup. Michael D. Moore was the associate producer in charge of action & animal scenes. It is set in Paleolithic Europe, 80,000 years ago, its plot surrounding the struggle for control of fire by early humans. The film begins with an attack of the ape-like Wagabu tribe on the Neanderthal Ulam tribe. Driven out of their home by the Wagabu, the surviving Ulam escape but are chased into a marsh by a pack of wolves. The Ulam fire tender escapes with the tribe’s remaining fire, however after crossing a marsh, the moisture and wind douse the embers, leaving the tribe to die from exposure and starvation. The Ulam elder decides to send three men, Naoh (Everett McGill), Amoukar (Ron Perlman) and Gaw (Nameer El-Kadi), out on a dangerous quest for fire. After a frightening encounter with a pair of saber-toothed cats, the Ulam scouting trio enters territory of the Kzamm tribe, who resort to capturi… Source

• Quest for Fire Movie Details
• Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
• Tagline: A Science Fantasy Adventure.
• Country: Canada , France , USA
• Run Time: 100 min
• Genre: Adventure , Drama

• Cast Overview
• Everett McGill as Naoh
• Ron Perlman as Amoukar
• Nicholas Kadi as Gaw (as Nameer El-Kadi)
• Rae Dawn Chong as Ika
• Gary Schwartz as The Ulam Tribe – Rouka
• Naseer El-Kadi as The Ulam Tribe – Nam

Quest for Fire Movie Review from New York Times

Quest for Fire takes place some 80,000 years in the past. A primitive homo sapiens tribe huddles around a natural fire source for comfort and survival. When that source is extinguished, tribesmen Naoh (Everett McGill), Amoukar (Ron Perlman), and Gaw (Nameer El-Kadi) are sent out on a “quest for fire.” After several days of wandering through the pre… Source

Quest for Fire Movie Details from Imdb

Anthony Burgess created the primitive language for the early humans in this prehistoric adventure about a trio of warriors who travel the savanna, encountering sabre-toothed tigers, mammoths and cannibalistic tribes in search of a flame that would replace the fire their tribe has lost. Written by Keith Loh {loh@sfu.ca}… Source

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