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Quest for fire / 20th Century Fox ; Michael Gruskoff presents an ICC International Cinema Corporation production of a Jean-Jacques Annaud film ; screenplay, Gerard Brach ; produced by John Kemeny and Denis Heroux ; directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 2006846 | 20th Century Fox2283557 | 20th Century FoxLanguage: Undetermined Original language: Undetermined Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Copyright date: [©2003]Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9786307494704
  • 6307494700
Uniform titles:
  • Guerre du feu (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Photography, Claude Agostini ; editor, Yves Langlois ; music, Philippe Sarde ; special languages, Anthony Burgess ; body language & gestures, Desmond Morris.
Cast: Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi.Summary: Three early-humans travel the savannah, encountering sabre-toothed tigers, mammoths, and cannibalistic tribes as they search for a flame to replace the fire that their tribe has lost.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA QUEST FO Available 33111009956547
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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, Rovi

DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual-layer format; aspect ratio 2.35:1; 5.1 Dolby surround.

Dialogue in a created language; optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish (feature film only); closed-captioned in English.

Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi.

Photography, Claude Agostini ; editor, Yves Langlois ; music, Philippe Sarde ; special languages, Anthony Burgess ; body language & gestures, Desmond Morris.

Originally issued as a motion picture in 1981.

Based on the novel by J.H. Rosny, Sr.

MPAA rating: R.

Three early-humans travel the savannah, encountering sabre-toothed tigers, mammoths, and cannibalistic tribes as they search for a flame to replace the fire that their tribe has lost.

Special features: Audio commentaries by Jean-Jaques Annaud, Michael Gruskoff, Ron Perlman and Rae Dawn Chong; 15 video galleries with director's commentary; theatrical trailer; Quest for fire adventure featurette.

For private home use only.

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