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    Quest for Fire
    a.k.a. La Guerre du Feu Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Cast: Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi

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    • DVD Release Date: 03/04/2003
    • Original Release: 1981
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 8,357

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Audio commentaries by Jean-Jacques Annaud, Michael Gruskoff, Ron Perlman and Rae Dawn Chong; 15 video galleries with director's commentary; Theatrical trailer; Featurette

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Main Titles
    2. The Ulam Tribe
    3. Invaders
    4. The Hunted
    5. No More Fire
    6. The Quest
    7. Up a Tree
    8. Cannibals
    9. A Fight for Fire
    10. Ika
    11. A Celebration of Fire
    12. The Mammoths
    13. An Interest in Ika
    14. Left Behind
    15. The Hut
    16. Quicksand
    17. The Ivaka Tribe
    18. Ivaka Hospitality
    19. The Secret of Fire
    20. The New Ivaka
    21. Going Home
    22. Ika's Way
    23. On the Run
    24. The Bear
    25. Modern Warfare
    26. Naoh's Miracle
    27. Home and Family
    28. End Titles

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    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

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    Quest for Fireby Anonymous

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    January 02, 2005: This film isn't at all what i would expect, from it's stunning scenes to it's groundbreaking content, Quest For Fire is truely a great film. The movie in it's entirety isn't at all too complicated, it's merely about a clan during the late days of the iceage who loses their fire and sends three worriors to get a new blaze. The directing was exceptional, but not the best, instead the movie's strength lies in the actors. The actors didn't just grunt like cavemen, instead they presented emotional appeal to the movie. While this movie can seem to be a bit much at times, there is still so much affort in it to make it be a truelly great film.

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    July 02, 2003: One of the best movies in decades. Not fancy on special effects or extreme action, just pure well written screenplay, logical and well adapted.