Its characters can't do much more than grunt, but that doesn't keep Quest for Fire from offering a deeply resonant -- and surprisingly funny -- look at the beginning of the human race.
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Quest for Fire
Movie Info
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Director -
Jean-Jacques Annaud -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
Canadian French -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 12, 1981, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 1, 2013 -
Runtime -
1h 37m -
Sound Mix -
Surround