Canada / France / USA,
1981, 100 min
(Alternative: 97 min)
Directed by:
Jean-Jacques AnnaudScreenplay:
Gérard BrachCinematography:
Claude AgostiniComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Franck-Olivier Bonnet, Peter Elliott, George Buza, Joy Boushel, Matt Birman, Stéphane Drouet, Hélène GrégoirePlots(1)
80,000 years ago a primitive tribe desperately guards its most values possession, fire. They know how to tend it, how to use it, but its creation remains a mystery. During an attack by a neighbouring tribe their flame is lost and so begins an epic, obstacle-filled quest to find another source of the element so precious in their struggle for survival. (Second Sight)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1983 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1983 - Best Make Up/Hair
César Awards
- 1982 - Best Film
- 1982 - Jean-Jacques Annaud (Best Director)
- 1982 - Gérard Brach (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1982 - Philippe Sarde (Best Original Music)
- 1982 - Claude Agostini (Best Cinematography)
- 1982 - Best Production Design
Golden Globes
- 1983 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
The Saturn Awards
- 1982 - Best International Film
- 1982 - Outstanding Film Award