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Synopsis
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 prehistoric landscape (the film was shot in Canada, Scotland, Iceland, and Kenya), the three come across a cannibal tribe that knows how to produce fire; they save a young girl, Ika (Rae Dawn Chong), from the clutches of the cannibals, with the hope that she'll reveal the secret. Based on a novel by J. H. Rosny Sr., Quest for Fire convincingly creates the world of the past and believably molds its characters within the context of their surroundings and their limited knowledge of the world. The credibility factor is aided by technical consultants Desmond Morris and Anthony Burgess, who respectively developed a set of gestures and a simplistic language for the Ulams and Ivakas. An Oscar went to John Hay and Penny Rose's costume design. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Franck-Olivier Bonnet Aghoo
Rae Dawn Chong Ika Ivaka Tribe Member
Nameer El-Kadi Gaw, Ulam tribe member
Brian Gill
Everett McGill Naoh Ulam Tribe Member
Ron Perlman Amoukar, Ulam tribe member
Kurt Schiegl Faum
Gary Schwartz Rooka
Terry Fitt

Production Crew

Clinton Cavers Art Director
Claude Nedjar Associate Producer
Garth Thomas Associate Producer
J.H. Rosny Book Author
Claude Agostini Cinematographer
Jacques Dorfmann Co-producer
Véra Belmont Co-producer
Philippe Sarde Composer (Music Score)
John Hay Costume Designer
Penny Rose Costume Designer
Renee April Costume Designer
Jean-Jacques Annaud Director
Yves Langlois Editor
David Bracknell First Assistant Director
Matthew Vibert First Assistant Director
Christopher Tucker Makeup
Michele Burke Makeup
Sarah Monzani Makeup
Denis Heroux Producer
John Kemeny Producer
Michael Gruskoff Producer
Brian Morris Production Designer
Guy J. Comtois Production Designer
Garth Thomas Production Manager
Gérard Brach Screenwriter
David Evans Sound Editor
Ken Heeley-Ray Sound Editor
Austin Grimaldi Sound/Sound Designer
Claude Hazanavicius Sound/Sound Designer
Don White Sound/Sound Designer
Joe Grimaldi Sound/Sound Designer
Ken Heeley-Ray Sound/Sound Designer
Kevin Ward Sound/Sound Designer
Martin Ashbee Sound/Sound Designer
Martin Malivoire Special Effects
Year: 1981
Runtime: 100
Country: Canada
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Adventure

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
AMLF
Belstar Productions
International Cinemedia Centre
Stephan Films

Awards
1981 - Best Film - French Academy of Cinema
1981 - Best Picture - French Academy of Cinema
1982 - Best Foreign Film - Golden Globe
1982 - Best Foreign Film - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1983 - Best Picture - Genie Awards