Am Anfang war das Feuer (1981)
Der urzeitliche Stamm der Ulam wird von den Neanderthalern überfallen und besiegt. Schlimmer als die schmachvolle Flucht in die Sümpfe, ist jedoch der Verlust des Feuers, ohne das Hunger- und Erfrierungstod drohen. Daher begeben sich drei junge Männer auf die Suche nach dem lebensspendenden Feuer, das weder die Ulams noch die Neanderthaler selbst entfachen können.
Der Regisseur: Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Everett McGill as Naoh |
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Ron Perlman as Amoukar |
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Nicholas Kadi as Gaw |
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Rae Dawn Chong as Ika |
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Gary Schwartz as Rouka - tribu Ulam |
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Naseer El-Kadi as Nam - tribu Ulam |
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Franck-Olivier Bonnet as Aghoo - tribu Ulam |
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Jean-Michel Kindt as Lakar - tribu Ulam |
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Kurt Schiegl as Faum - tribu Ulam |
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Brian Gillin as Modoc - tribu Ulam |
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Terry Fitt as Hourk - tribu Ulam |
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Bibi Caspari as Gammla - tribu Ulam |
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Peter Elliott as Mikr - tribu Ulam |
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Michelle Leduc as Matr - tribu Ulam |
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Robert Lavoie as Tsor - tribu Ulam |
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Christian Benard as Umbre - tribu Ulam |
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Tarlok Sing Seva as Tavawa - tribu Ivaka |
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Lolamal Kapisisi as La faiseur de feu - tribu Ivaka |
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Matt Birman as Morah - tribu Ulam |
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Joy Boushel as Ulam Tribe Member |
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Adrian Street as The Kzamm Tribe |
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Martin Ruane as The Kzamm Tribe |
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George Buza as The Kzamm Tribe |
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Jean Gagné as The Kzamm Tribe |
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Antonio Barichievich as The Kzamm Tribe |
| Editing | Yves Langlois | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Hay | Costume Design |
| Directing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Director |
| Writing | Gérard Brach | Writer |
| Sound | Kevin Ward | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Penny Rose | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christopher Tucker | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise West | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Matthew Vibert | Production Manager |
| Art | Claude Simard | Construction Manager |
| Camera | Robert Guertin | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Jock Brandis | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Carlo Campana | Grip |
| Camera | Michel Girard | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michèle Burke | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Brian Morris | Production Design |
| Lighting | David Hynes | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pipsan Ayotte | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Claude Agostini | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jocelyne Bellemare | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inge Klaudi | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Raymond Larose | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Dave Jordan | Property Master |
| Production | Rick Anderson | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Preston | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Paul Van der Linden | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Paul Morin | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | David Evans | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Don White | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kenneth Heeley-Ray | Sound Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Micheline Trépanier | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Greg Farrow | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathleen Mifsud | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Josée La Fontaine | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colette Kramer | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Stéphane Reichel | Production Manager |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lepine | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Normande Campeau | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Pierre Charpentier | Grip |
| Sound | Michel Larmand | Music Producer |
| Camera | Andy Chmura | Camera Operator |
| Production | Arden R. Ryshpan | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maureen Gurney | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Editing | Glenn Berman | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Thomas Metzger | Color Timer |
| Sound | Denis Dupont | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyne Desmarais | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nick Forder | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Terry Apsey | Construction Manager |
| Lighting | Maris H. Jansons | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Casault | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | George Bottos | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Christophe Bonnière | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Monzani | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Brian Payne | Property Master |
| Camera | Paul Gravel | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Mignault | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Guy J. Comtois | Production Design |
| Camera | Michel Chohin | Grip |
| Production | Karen Hazzard | Casting |
| Lighting | Adam Swica | Electrician |
| Camera | John Daoust | Grip |
| Camera | Patrick Clune | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Martin Ashbee | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Al Smith | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne April | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Claude Hazanavicius | Location Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Martin Malivoire | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | David Neil Trifunovich | Special Effects Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Blanche Boileau | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Mark Molin | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Keith Woods | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ernst Haas | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Sauve | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Austin Grimaldi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianne Coulon | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Andrée Champagne | Casting |
| Production | Mamade | Casting |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Production | Lois Planco | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Bellemare | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Davignon | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Don White | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Joe Grimaldi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Larry Lynn | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Lesley De Pettit | Casting |
| Crew | Michael Gruskoff | Presenter |
| Production | Paul Cadiou | Production Accountant |
| Production | Kay Larlham | Production Accountant |
| Production | Valerie Craig | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Dominique Cheminal | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Jack Fritz | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Quinn Donoghue | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Matthew Vibert | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Dominique Cheminal | Casting |
| Crew | Chris Nixon | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | David Bracknell | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Angela Heald | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Joanne T. Harwood | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Luise Massari | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johanne Prégent | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Denis Héroux | Producer |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
| Production | John Kemeny | Producer |