Film

Dragonslayer

1981 · 1h 48m · Fantasy · Adventure

In the Dark Ages, Magic was a weapon. Love was a mystery. Adventure was everywhere...And Dragons were real.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Metacritic

68

A sorcerer and his apprentice 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.

Peter MacNicol

Galen

Caitlin Clarke

Valerian

Ralph Richardson

Ulrich

John Hallam

Tyrian

Peter Eyre

Casiodorus Rex

Albert Salmi

Greil

Sydney Bromley

Hodge

Chloe Salaman

Princess Elspeth

Emrys James

Valerian's Father

Ian McDiarmid

Brother Jacopus

Roger Kemp

Horsrik

Ken Shorter

Henchman

Yolande Palfrey

Victim

Douglas Cooper

Urlander

Jason White

Henchman

James Payne

Urlander

• Matthew RobbinsScreenplay · Director
• Hal BarwoodScreenplay · Producer
• Howard W. KochExecutive Producer
• Derek VanlintDirector of Photography
• Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
• Tony LawsonEditor
• Deborah BrownCasting
• Debbie McWilliamsCasting

Dragonslayer (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

June 26, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$14,110,013

Genres

Fantasy, Adventure

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