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.

• DirectorJean-Jacques Annaud
• Release16 December 1981
• Genre
  Adventure / Drama
• Duration1h 40m
• Budget$12,000,000
• Revenue$55,260,558
• Rate
  

  7.0
  519 reviews
• Productions

  Belstar Productions, Stéphan Films, International Cinema Corporation (ICC), Ciné Trail, Gruskoff Film Organization, Royal Bank of Canada, Famous Players Limited, 20th Century Fox