Quest for Fire (1981)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · 100 min · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
43.2 TOPICAL score · #2,427 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud) has a TOPICAL score of 43.2 - ranked 2,427 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (603 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages.
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (603 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Saturn Award for Best International Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages
- Still read23,567 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Everett McGill, Ron Perlman (actor #858), Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong