# Quest for Fire (1981)

> Three prehistoric warriors cross a perilous wilderness to recover the fire their tribe cannot make, discovering that survival depends on knowledge as much as strength.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/42812

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Cast: Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong, Gary Schwartz, Naseer El-Kadi, Franck-Olivier Bonnet, Jean-Michel Kindt
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082484/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brutal, suspenseful, witty, immersive adventure night, history film marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping prehistoric adventure where survival hinges on the quest for fire.

## Movies like Quest for Fire

- [The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/8095)
- [One Million Years B.C. (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/2263)
- [Black Robe (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/26818)
- [Iceman (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/14647)
- [Alpha (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/265697)
- [Two Brothers (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/1356)
- [Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/40956)
- [The Bear (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/1672)
- [10,000 BC (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/3873)
- [The Last Battle (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/11616)

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