Quest for Fire (film)

Quest for Fire
Theatrical release poster by Carl Ramsey
Directed by	Jean-Jacques Annaud
Screenplay by	Gérard Brach
Based on	The Quest for Fire by J.-H. Rosny
Produced by	Denis Héroux John Kemeny
Starring	Everett McGill Rae Dawn Chong Ron Perlman Nameer El-Kadi
Cinematography	Claude Agostini
Edited by	Yves Langlois
Music by	Philippe Sarde
Production companies	International Cinema Corporation Ciné Trail Belstar Productions Stéphan Films Gruskoff Film Famous Players Ltd.
Distributed by	AMLF (France) Astral Films (Canada) 20th Century-Fox (Canada & US)
Release date	December 16, 1981 (1981-12-16)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Canada France
Language	Invented language
Budget	$12 million[1]
Box office	€40.6 million ($55.2 million)

Quest for Fire (French: La Guerre du feu) is a 1981 prehistoric fantasy adventure film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, written by Gérard Brach and starring Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi and Rae Dawn Chong. The Canadian-French co-production is a film adaptation of the 1911 Belgian novel The Quest for Fire by J.-H. Rosny. The story is set "80,000 years ago", with a plot concerning the struggle for control of fire by early humans.

The film was critically acclaimed. It won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Makeup, and the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director. At the 4th Genie Awards, the film was nominated in seven categories and won in five (Best Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Overall Sound).