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Overview

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4.8/10   2,527 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jean M. Auel (novel)
John Sayles (writer)
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Release Date:
17 January 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
At the dawn of mankind, a woman led the way.
Plot:
A young Cro-Magnons woman is raised by Neanderthals. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Could have been better more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Trivia:
A planned back-to-back sequel never made it into production. more
Quotes:
[last lines]
Narrator: Ayla walked with the Cave Bear. She had spoken out for Creb because she loved him. The sign had finally come. She understood the vision. Durc was of the Clan, and one day he would be their leader. She must find her own people. She must walk alone. Everything she had lived through had prepared her for this journey - and she was not afraid. For the first time Ayla felt the strength of her own spirit.
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Referenced in "The Andromeda Strain" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
HEROINE more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Could have been better, 26 February 2007
6/10
Author: Thoughts_in_Chaos from United States

I am not going to say it sucked because it was nothing like the book. I am merely going to say that if you have read the book, don't bother because it will only tick you off. And What ticks me off is not that it didn't follow the book closely enough, it didn't follow the book AT ALL. There are scenes that should have happened well after they did, and scenes that happened that would have explained other scenes that were in the movie that aren't. To the above commenter who said that the subsequent books were all romance fodder, first Valley was not, it wasn't until the end that most of the pleasures were added, with small intermittent scenes throughout. Yes, there are a lot of Pleasures scenes in the books, Yes, they could have been done without, but that doesn't mean that the rest of the story is not worth reading. That is not what I am writing a review on, however. I was more upset that the movie didn't even maintain a SEMBLANCE to the book, other than the character's name, almost as if the director skimmed the book, and took pieces from sections without thinking about how they would go together.

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