Plot
The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying knight must cooperate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality.
Release Year: 1996
Rating: 6.2/10 (39,631 voted)
Director:
Rob Cohen
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery, Dina Meyer
Storyline Set in the 10th Century, a man (Bowen) teams up with the last dragon to remind the people of a long lost code of honor, and inspire them to fight for their freedom from a tyrannical king.
Writers: Patrick Read Johnson, Charles Edward Pogue
Cast: Dennis Quaid
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Bowen
David Thewlis
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King Einon
Pete Postlethwaite
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Gilbert of Glockenspur
Dina Meyer
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Kara
Jason Isaacs
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Lord Felton
Brian Thompson
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Brok
Lee Oakes
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Young Einon
Wolf Christian
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Hewe
Terry O'Neill
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Redbeard
Eva Vejmelková
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Felton's Minx
(as Eva Vejmelkova)
Milan Bahúl
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Swamp Village Chief
(as Milan Bahul)
Peter Hric
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King Freyne
Sandra Kovacicova
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Young Kara
Kyle Cohen
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Boy in Field
Thom Baker
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Aislinn's Chess Partner
Taglines:
You will believe.
Release Date: 31 May 1996
Filming Locations: Bratislava, Slovakia
Box Office Details
Budget: $57,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: $53,000,000
(Worldwide)
(except USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Jason Isaacs played Lucius Malfoy, father of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies. In this movie, the dragon is named Draco, and Isaacs plays Lord Felton. Tom Felton is the actor who plays Draco Malfoy.
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes:
At the beginning of the movie, when the king sets fire to the peasant's house, you can actually see the other side of the roof catching fire prematurely.
Quotes: Draco:
[chained down, bitterly]
I cannot *see*! Are the stars shining tonight? Queen Aislinn:
Brightly, my lord. Brightly. Draco:
Then let us end it.
User Review
An entirely enjoyable movie by any standards!
Rating: 10/10
Dragonheart is, in my humble opinion, one of the best-ever dragon
movies I have seen. And believe me, I have seen a lot of them. Most are
poorly made with lagging stories and characters you cannot get into. I
found that was not the case for Dragonheart. Draco, the dragon, was in
my opinion a gorgeous creature and it didn't make it worse that he
sounded like Sean Connery. :) Dennis Quaid is always enjoyable, a
gorgeous man with an infectious smile. Dina Meyer is lovely as Kara. So
what if some of the plot is not 'believable'. It's a fairytale.
Anything goes in fairy tales. Heck, that's what fairy tales are all
about. Fantasy, imagination. So, when and if you watch/re-watch this
movie, do so with an open heart and suspend your disbelief and
analytical minds. This is fantasy in the truest sense.
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