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 dem 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 |
| Directing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Director |
| Writing | Gérard Brach | Writer |
| Editing | Yves Langlois | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Hay | Costume Design |
| Sound | Kevin Ward | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Penny Rose | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christopher Tucker | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Claude Agostini | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michèle Burke | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Monzani | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pipsan Ayotte | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jocelyne Bellemare | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Normande Campeau | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inge Klaudi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathleen Mifsud | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Mignault | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Preston | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise West | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Casault | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Josée La Fontaine | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Micheline Trépanier | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyne Desmarais | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nick Forder | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colette Kramer | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Stéphane Reichel | Production Manager |
| Production | Matthew Vibert | Production Manager |
| Art | Raymond Larose | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Claude Simard | Construction Manager |
| Art | Terry Apsey | Construction Manager |
| Art | Guy J. Comtois | Production Design |
| Art | Brian Morris | Production Design |
| Art | Dave Jordan | Property Master |
| Art | Brian Payne | Property Master |
| Camera | Andy Chmura | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Paul Van der Linden | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | David Hynes | Electrician |
| Lighting | Adam Swica | Electrician |
| Camera | Greg Farrow | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Paul Gravel | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Guertin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | George Bottos | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Maris H. Jansons | Gaffer |
| Crew | Jock Brandis | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Carlo Campana | Grip |
| Camera | Pierre Charpentier | Grip |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lepine | Grip |
| Camera | John Daoust | Grip |
| Camera | Michel Chohin | Grip |
| Camera | Patrick Clune | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michel Girard | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Paul Morin | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Christophe Bonnière | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Larry Lynn | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Keith Woods | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Al Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ernst Haas | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Production | Andrée Champagne | Casting |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Production | Lesley De Pettit | Casting |
| Production | Karen Hazzard | Casting |
| Production | Arden R. Ryshpan | Casting |
| Production | Lois Planco | Casting |
| Production | Mamade | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Blanche Boileau | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne April | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Bellemare | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianne Coulon | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Davignon | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maureen Gurney | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Sauve | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Editing | Glenn Berman | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Thomas Metzger | Color Timer |
| Production | Rick Anderson | Location Manager |
| Sound | Michel Larmand | Music Producer |
| Sound | Denis Dupont | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Martin Ashbee | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Don White | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Claude Hazanavicius | Location Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Evans | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Don White | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Austin Grimaldi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Joe Grimaldi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kenneth Heeley-Ray | Sound Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Martin Malivoire | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Mark Molin | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | David Neil Trifunovich | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Michael Gruskoff | Presenter |
| Production | Kay Larlham | Production Accountant |
| Production | Paul Cadiou | Production Accountant |
| Production | Valerie Craig | Production Assistant |
| Production | Angela Heald | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Luise Massari | Production Secretary |
| Production | Jack Fritz | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Joanne T. Harwood | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Quinn Donoghue | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Chris Nixon | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | David Bracknell | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dominique Cheminal | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matthew Vibert | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Dominique Cheminal | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johanne Prégent | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Denis Héroux | Producer |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
| Production | John Kemeny | Producer |