La guerra del fuoco

Titolo originale: La Guerre du feu
Regia: Jean-Jacques Annaud |
Anno: 1981
Origine: Canada | France |
Generi: Avventura Dramma
Tag: fire | based on novel or book | mammoth | stone age | bear | prehistory | ape man | saber-toothed tiger | cavemen | neanderthal | wolves | cenozoic |
Cast: Everett McGill | Ron Perlman | Nicholas Kadi | Rae Dawn Chong | Gary Schwartz | Naseer El-Kadi | Franck-Olivier Bonnet | Jean-Michel Kindt | Kurt Schiegl | Brian Gillin | Terry Fitt | Bibi Caspari | Peter Elliott | Michelle Leduc | Robert Lavoie | Christian Benard | Tarlok Sing Seva | Lolamal Kapisisi | Matt Birman | Joy Boushel | Adrian Street | Martin Ruane | George Buza | Jean Gagné | Antonio Barichievich | Tai the Elephant |

In piena preistoria due tribù si contendono il segreto del fuoco, che può conferire la superiorità all'una o all'altra. La sopravvivenza è messa in pericolo dagli elementi, dalle fiere, dai nemici, ma l'istinto e la primitiva intelligenza avranno la meglio.

Approfondimenti

This film has often been likened to an extended version of opening Dawn of Man sequence from 2001: O [...] D
This picture was filmed in environmental protected locations in three countries: Canada, Kenya and S [...] D
The woolly mammoths were played by circus elephants. D
Both Ron Perlman and Everett McGill suffered frostbite, luckily they were able to heal completely. D [...] D
The language used by the cavemen, which comprises all of the spoken dialogue, was created by Anthony [...] D
This movie was theatrically released without subtitles but DVD technology and the common use of subt [...] D
According to the special features and commentary, two species of hominids are in the movie, Homo-sap [...] D
The Kzamm tribe were played by wrestlers. D
This film is classified as having no language though where language is a system of grunts, groans an [...] D
Ron Perlman expected the film to be no better than campier prehistoric movies like 'One Million Year [...] D
Iron Maiden, the heavy metal band, wrote a song about this movie using the same title on their Piece [...] D
This prehistoric drama was released in 1981, the same year as Il cavernicolo (1981) and Mel Brooks's [...] D
Director Jean-Jacques Annaud originally discovered Rae Dawn Chong on the beach in Los Angeles. D
Despite having names in the credits none of the characters names are said in the movie. This is beca [...] D
La guerre du feu, the novel by J.-H. Rosny Aîné, is credited in the edition by Presses de la C [...] D
Ron Perlman's film debut. D
A majority of the scenes were shot in a single take. D
The set designer caught anthrax when he handled untreated animal skins. D
Everything in the film was shot live; there were no optical effects done in post production. D
David Prowse was among the English performers who auditioned. D
The movie was originally intended to be completely filmed in Iceland. Australia and New Zealand were [...] D
It took three years to get this movie financed, and a whole year to make. D
Two different bears were used for the sequence with the bear in a cave. D
The language of the Ivaka tribe is derived from the Inuit and Cree of Northern Canada. Their dialogu [...] D
Actors went through five-hour make-up sessions each morning. D
The French title of this movie, "La Guerre du Feu" translates to "The War of Fire." The German title [...] D
This movie is set 80,000 years ago in Paleolithic Europe. D
The opening shot was intended to be just a test shot and wound up in the opening scene because it tu [...] D
During a May 1982 People Magazine interview with Peter Travers, Rae Dawn Chong (Ika) said that thoug [...] D
The cast was originally fitted for footwear, but this idea was nixed early in the production of this [...] D
Ika, and the other people who wear body paint or colored mud, are never shown getting the stuff put [...] D
The auditions were held in 32 cities all over the world. D
Rae Dawn Chong was cast as Ika largely because she was completely comfortable with being nude. Betwe [...] D
Desmond Morris choreographed the gestural and body language of the characters. D