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Dragonslayer is a 1981 American dark fantasy film directed by Matthew Robbins from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It stars Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, and Caitlin Clarke. It was a co-production between Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions, where Paramount handled North American distribution and Disney ...
Jun 26, 1981 · Dragonslayer: Directed by Matthew Robbins. With Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam. A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
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- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Matthew Robbins
- 1981-06-26
Dragonslayer is a 1981 live-action fantasy film that was a co-production between Disney and Paramount. Much darker than other Disney productions at the time, it was distributed by Paramount in North America, and it eventually led to Disney establishing Touchstone Pictures in 1984 as a...
An atypically dark Disney adventure, Dragonslayer puts a realistic spin -- and some impressive special effects -- on a familiar tale. Read Critics Reviews
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- Matthew Robbins
- PG
- Peter Macnicol
Overview. The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom. Matthew Robbins.
Synopsis. Dragonslayer opens with a small group of villagers journeying to a lonely tower in a place called Cragganmore. This tower is home to a powerful and kindly old sorcerer named Ulrich (Sir Ralph Richardson). Ulrich's manservant, Hodge (Sydney Bromley) answers the knock and turns them away.
The real Dark Ages must have been a time of ignorance, tyranny, and superstition. And its heroes must have been something like the two young heroes of “Dragonslayer,” Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke, both looking about fifteen years old. In a time of disease, plague, and epidemic, fifteen was old. Advertisement.
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