Quest for Fire (1981)
- Documented locations
- 11
- Year
- 1981
- Directed by
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Original title
- La Guerre du feu
- Cities
- Lion's Head, Fort William, Ballachulish, Rannoch, Nairobi
Greig's Caves
Lion's Head, Canada
Acquired in 1926 by Charles Greig along with the neighboring lands of his farm, these caves of the Niagara escarpment were opened to the public in the 1960s; ten of the original twelve caves are still accessible.
The scene : Nestled in the escarpment of Niagara, on the Bruce Peninsula, these caves served as the set for the dwelling cave in the film, shot on location in 1981.
Kenya
The scene : In Kenya, the crew set up their cameras on the shores of Lake Magadi, one of the remote and wild locations chosen to evoke a pre-civilization world.
Kenya
The scene : Tsavo National Park is among the Kenyan locations in the film, shot in natural settings to bring its prehistoric landscapes to life.
Canada
The scene : The badlands of Alberta are part of the Canadian landscapes in the film, with Annaud committing to shoot half of it in Canada.
Fort William, United Kingdom
The scene : Ben Nevis is part of the Scottish mountains where the crew filmed, the movie having been entirely shot in natural settings.
United Kingdom
The scene : The Cairngorm mountains add to the Scottish outdoors of the film, their reliefs serving as prehistoric lands.
Canada
The scene : It is in this woods of Vancouver Island that the opening sequence was filmed, noted for its forest landscapes.
Fort William, United Kingdom
Highland Valley in Scotland at the foot of Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the British Isles.
The scene : Several scenes were filmed in this valley, including the sequence that takes place just before the confrontation with the cave bear.
Ballachulish, United Kingdom
Spectacular glacial valley of the Scottish Highlands, with steep peaks, one of the most emblematic landscapes of Scotland.
The scene : The Scottish shoot notably started in this valley, where the heroes, being pursued, escape their pursuers only by climbing into a solitary tree.
Rannoch, United Kingdom
Vast high-altitude peat bog in the heart of the Highlands, crossed by the West Highland Line.
The scene : The main characters run across the moor, chased by lions.
Nairobi, Kenya
The scene : According to a production history, Nairobi is listed along with Glencoe and northern Ontario as one of the locations where filming began.