List of the best Jean-Jacques Annaud movies: The Bear(1988), Enemy at the Gates(2001), Quest for Fire(1981), Two Brothers(2004), Seven Years in Tibet(1997), Black and White in Color(1976), Wolf Totem(2015), Wings of Courage(1995), Black Gold(2011) ... ...
Adventure
France|USA
1988
94 Minutes
Director
Tcheky Karyo Jack Wallace André Lacombe
bear cub hunter grizzly bear endearing gutsy heartwarming rousing thrilling british columbia wilderness wilderness survival hunting bears friendship escape pursuit rescue love 18th century
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
War, Drama
Ireland|UK|France|Germany|USA
2001
131 Minutes
Director
Joseph Fiennes Jude Law Rachel Weisz Bob Hoskins Ed Harris Ron Perlman Gabriel Marshall-Thomson Eva Mattes Matthias Habich Sophie Rois Mikhail Matveev
russian soldier german soldier double agent beautiful woman intense powerful passionate russia battlefield military base war battle of stalingrad rivalry romance betrayal rivalry quest 1940s
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Drama
Canada|France
1981
97 Minutes
Director
Everett McGill Rae Dawn Chong Ron Perlman Nicholas Kadi Gary Schwartz Joy Boushel
cro-magnon warrior cannibal slave hunter rival dark gritty intense wilderness village fire survival travel cannibalism daunting task quest rescue rivalry adventure
This story takes place in prehistoric time when three tribesmen search for a new fire source.
Adventure, Drama
France|UK
2004
108 Minutes
Director
Guy Pearce Jean-Claude Dreyfus Freddie Highmore Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Moussa Maaskri Vincent Scarito Maï Anh Le Oanh Nguyen Stéphanie Lagarde Bernard Flavien Nozha Khouadra
tiger brother hunter prince animal trainer young boy incredible emotional wild cambodia ruins circus zoo animal cruelty brotherhood tigers separation growing up adventure 1930s
Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.
Drama
USA|UK
1997
136 Minutes
Director
Brad Pitt David Thewlis BD Wong Mako Danny Denzongpa Victor Wong Ingeborga Dapkunayte Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk Lhakpa Tsamchoe Jetsun Pema Ama Ashe Dongtse
dalai lama austrian pregnant wife buddhist lama explorer emotional touching inspiring heartwarming powerful earth refuge buddhist temple mountain humanity stranded change unlikely allies friendship
True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet.
Comedy, Drama, War
Côte d'Ivoire|France|West Germany|Switzerland
1976
90 Minutes
Director
Jean Carmet Catherine Rouvel Jacques Dufilho Jacques Spiesser Maurice Barrier Peter Berling Claude Legros Dora Doll
sergeant schoolteacher priest african idealist trader amusing crafty playful west africa colony trading post world war i colonialism nationalism politics military service race relations discovery rivalry
During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.
Adventure, Drama, Action
China|France
2015
118 Minutes
Director
Shaofeng Feng Shawn Dou Basen Zhabu Yin Zhusheng Baoyingexige Ankhnyam Ragchaa Xilindule Tumenbayaer
wolf student dark plains mongolia wolves tribe reading rise 1960s
During China's Cultural Revolution, a young urban student is sent to live with Mongolian herders, where he adopts a wolf cub.
Adventure
France|USA
1995
40 Minutes
Director
Craig Sheffer Elizabeth McGovern Thomas Hulce Val Kilmer Ken Pogue Ron Sauvé Freddy Andreiuci Balinder Johal
While flying mail across the Andean mountains, Henri Guillaumet's plane has to crash-land, he must trek back to civilizatin on foot.
Drama
2011
130 Minutes
Director
Tahar Rahim Antonio Banderas Mark Strong Freida Pinto Riz Ahmed Liya Kebede Corey Johnson Akin Gazi Eriq Ebouaney Lotfi Dziri Jan Uddin
prince father father-in-law suspenseful powerful arabia family relationships personal ethics rivalry 1930s
In the early 20th century, an emir (Antonio Banderas) and a sultan (Mark Strong) fight over rights to oil exploration in the Arabian Peninsula.