Quest for Fire
A Science Fantasy Adventure
1981 1 hour 40 minutes
In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.
16th December 1981
43 years ago
1 hour 40 minutes
Finishes at 1:57pm
$12,000,000 ($36,218,400 today)
Revenue $55,260,558
Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 8 nominations total
7.3/10
88%
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