Quest for Fire

1981 [FRENCH]

Action / Adventure / Drama / History

24
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 25493 25.5K

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Plot summary

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.

Top cast

Ron Perlman as Amoukar
Peter Elliott as Mikr - The Ulam Tribe
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923.35 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
24 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 10
1.85 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
24 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 30

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by elcopy 8 / 10

The best cavemen movie ever!

This is an extremely overlooked film many people should learn about. First, it tells you a very complex story without a single line of dialog successfully.Second, the story is universal: Every civilization on earth can pick up this film and understand it, because it goes to the most basic, primitive issues of a species (mainly, survival). Third, it makes the beginning of man interesting. Fourth, it reminds us we were once as savage as any other animal on earth.Fifth, it's like no other movie you've seen before. That one I can guarantee you.
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Reviewed by preppy-3 8 / 10

A one of a kind

I caught this in Boston back in 1981. They played it in the biggest cinema they had in 70mm and in stereo sound. I had only the slightest idea of what it was about but it sounded interesting. When I realized it was a caveman movie I almost left, but the beautiful wide screen cinematography kept me in my seat. Slowly it worked on me and by the end I was mesmerized.

There's not really much of a plot--the caveman discover fire and different sexual positions--and there's no dialogue that we could understand but it didn't matter. The whole cast was excellent--especially Ron Perelman and Rae Dawn Chong (who had guts to do this). Their whole performances had to be done using some foreign language and body movement but they pulled it off. I heard Anthony Burgess was called in to develop the language used and coach the cast in how to use it. The cinematography is just breath-taking and the prehistoric animals look realistic all the way. I can't exactly say why I loved this movie but I did.

20th Century Fox deserves credit for actually acquiring the film and releasing it. Naturally it bombed badly here in the US but it seems I'm not the only one who likes it--when I mention it to friends I just get a blank look back. I haven't seen it since 1981 but it's never left me. Try to see it on a big screen TV. I give it an 8.

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