Quest for Fire
Original title: La guerre du feu
“A Science Fantasy Adventure”
1982 · 1 h 40 min
Jean-Jacques AnnaudCast
Everett McGill 
Ron Perlman Nicholas Kadi 
Rae Dawn Chong Gary Schwartz Naseer El-Kadi
Credits
Written by: 
Gérard Brach
Plot
A Cro-Magnon tribe loses its fire and sends three warriors across a dangerous prehistoric land.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bold prehistoric adventure told with invented language.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (26,858 votes)
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