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Quest for fire [videorecording] / 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.

Annaud, Jean-Jacques, (director.). Gruskoff, Michael, (producer.). Kemeny, John, (producer.). Héroux, Denis, 1940- (producer.). Brach, Gérard, (screenwriter.). McGill, Everett, (actor.). Chong, Rae Dawn, (actor.). Perlman, Ron, 1950- (actor.). El-Kadi, Nameer, (actor.). Agostini, Claude, (composer (expression)). Langlois, Yves, 1945- (editor of moving image work.). Sarde, Philippe, (composer (expression)). Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993 (Added Author). Morris, Desmond. (Added Author). Rosny, J.-H., 1856-1940 Guerre du feu. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). International Cinema Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2013

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1981.
Based on the novel by J.H. Rosny, Sr.
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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography, Claude Agostini ; editor, Yves Langlois ; music, Philippe Sarde ; special languages, Anthony Burgess ; body language & gestures, Desmond Morris.
Participant or Performer Note:
Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD; 5.1 Dolby surround; widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Language Note:
Dialogue in a created language; optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish (feature film only); closed-captioned in English.
Subject:
Prehistoric peoples > Drama.
Rosny, J.-H., 1856-1940 > Film adaptations.
Genre:
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.