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In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.
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Classical in form, resolved, earnest and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
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- Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Jan 20237/10
**A good piece of family entertainment.** This is one of those regular fantasy films that were a hit when they hit television during the 90s, becoming a fairly regular presence on weekend afternoons and holidays. Easily appealing to children and young people, it is a family film that entertains and moves. The film is set in an uncertain period of the Middle Ages, in a legendary European kingdom where the young and cruel Einon reigns with an iron fist and no heart. As a teenager, his life had been saved by a dragon that gave him half of its own heart. Now, he ignores his master's lessons of honor and bravery, and rules like a tyrant. However, the population is fed up with his excesses and Bowen, the king's former tutor, decides to lead the revolt against him with the help of a dragon, the last one still alive, and precisely the one that saved the king. I'm not going to waste a lot of time on this film because it's far from being a relevant work for those involved, even though its popularity at the time was remarkable. There are many nice and well done things in this film, starting with the script. Yes, it's a cheesy story, it looks a lot like Robin Hood and other like that, it's ful
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Cast
- Dennis QuaidBowen
- Sean ConneryDraco (voice)
- David ThewlisKing Einon
- Dina MeyerKara
- Pete PostlethwaiteGilbert
- Jason IsaacsLord Felton
- Brian ThompsonBrok
- Julie ChristieQueen Aislinn
- Lee OakesYoung (Prince) Einon
- Wolf ChristianHewe
Crew
- Rob CohenDirector
- Charles Edward PogueScreenplay
- Patrick Read JohnsonScreenplay
- David EggbyDirector of Photography
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
- Peter AmundsonEditor
- Raffaella De LaurentiisProducer
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