Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Everett McGill | ... | Naoh | |
Ron Perlman | ... | Amoukar | |
Nicholas Kadi | ... | Gaw (as Nameer El-Kadi) | |
Rae Dawn Chong | ... | Ika | |
Gary Schwartz | ... | Rouka - The Ulam Tribe | |
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Naseer El-Kadi | ... | Nam - The Ulam Tribe |
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Franck-Olivier Bonnet | ... | Aghoo - The Ulam Tribe (as Frank Olivier Bonnet) |
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Jean-Michel Kindt | ... | Lakar - The Ulam Tribe |
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Kurt Schiegl | ... | Faum - The Ulam Tribe |
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Brian Gill | ... | Modoc - The Ulam Tribe |
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Terry Fitt | ... | Hourk - The Ulam Tribe |
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Bibi Caspari | ... | Gammla - The Ulam Tribe |
Peter Elliott | ... | Mikr - The Ulam Tribe | |
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Michelle Leduc | ... | Matr - The Ulam Tribe |
Robert Lavoie | ... | Tsor - The Ulam Tribe |
Anthony Burgess created the primitive language for the early humans in this prehistoric adventure about a trio of warriors who travel the savanna, encountering sabre-toothed tigers, mammoths and cannibalistic tribes in search of a flame that would replace the fire their tribe has lost. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
"Quest for Fire" (1981 - 100 minutes), under Jean-Jacques Annaud direction and written by Gérard Brach, was based on the book of J. H. Rosny. The movie develops a travel in time showing one of the biggest conquest of human kind: the domain of fire. It's a 80 thousand years ago beautiful drama. The Ulan tribe lives nearby a natural source of fire. When the fire went out, three members of the tribe have to search for a new flame. After several days of walking and having to face many dangerous situations like wild animals, down temperatures and even cannibal tribes, they found the Ivakas, a more evolved human group that had already discovered how to "make" fire. With locations in Kenya, Scotland, Island and Canada, the movie was based on scientific knowledge, showing convincing habitats and characters. The preparation work of the actors body language was done by the Anthropologist Desmond Morris and Anthony Burgess took care of the "talking" of these human ancestors. Almost an Anthropology documentary, this excellent movie shows at the end a scene that suggests the "discovery of love" between male and female. Absolutely unforgettable.