Dragonslayer (1981)

108 min · Adventure, Sword And Sorcery, adventure film, fantasy film, medieval film, sword and sorcery film

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Directors

Matthew Robbins

Cast

Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre, Albert Salmi, Sydney Bromley, Chloe Salaman, Emrys James, Ian McDiarmid, Roger Kemp

The story

Urland, a sub-Roman British kingdom near the River Ur, is besieged by the dragon Vermithrax Pejorative. To appease the dragon, King Casiodorus offers it virgin girls selected every equinox by lottery. A delegation led by a young Urlander named Valerian goes to Cragganmore to seek help from Ulrich, the last sorcerer.

Catalogue themes and tags

Amulet, Brood, Drache, Egg, Ermordung, Kampf, Königshaus, Lottery, Queen, Sacrifice, Secret Identity, Sorcerer, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Swordplay, Virgin, Science Fiction, Fantasy Adventure, Adventure, Stop motion, Costume drama, Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Sword and sorcery, Sword and sorcery films

Genres

Adventure, Sword And Sorcery, adventure film, fantasy film, medieval film, sword and sorcery film

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