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Dragonheart (1996) -- The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying knight must cooperate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality.
Dragonheart (1996) -- Bowen's plan to make money with the dragon goes bad when the dragon does not sink into the lake after he pretends to be killed by Bowen.
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Dragonheart (1996) -- The king shoots arrows at a blind man, barley missing him.
Dragonheart (1996) -- The injured prince is given a second chance to live when a dragon gives him half of his heart.

Overview

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Director:
Rob Cohen
Writers (WGA):
Patrick Read Johnson (story) &
Charles Edward Pogue (story) ...
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Release Date:
31 May 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
You will believe.
Plot:
The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying knight must cooperate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Great film more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action/violence.
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS-Stereo | DTS
Filming Locations:
Bratislava, Slovakia more

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Trivia:
Excerpts from the music score have been used in dozens of movie trailers and even for a special projection at the 1997 Oscars. The main theme was also used as interstitial/credits music during the U.S. telecast of the 2004 Olympics. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The flights on Brother Gilbert's arrow change during his first archery scene. more
Quotes:
Bowen: Don't clutter up a clever scheme with morality. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' (2007) (V) more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Great film, 14 October 2004
9/10
Author: CFairy from uk

Okay, I'm going to start with the fact that this is one of my favourite films-I remember seeing it when I was younger and last year when I spotted the 'special edition' DVD I snapped it straight up!!

********SPOILERS!*******

Okay, mainly people who have seen/liked/or just generally want to comment on a film come here-so I shall not describe the whole film-just bits that are needed.

Firstly, casting-I actually think the casting was good on this film-

Quaid as Bowen was good-physically he is right (strong, good looking etc.) and his presence is right-you believe that this character generally believes that Einon has 'turned' bad because of this Dragon who gave half his heart-thus creating a good straight-forward story line. In the beginning Bowen really loved the younger Einon and thats why it is quite painful to see in the first fight scene between Bowen and Einon (at the waterfall) that in fact Einon never believed Bowen's teachings of 'the old code,' you can see the sadness and realisation in Bowen, that Einon is 'bad' and was even at the beginning.

Thewlis as Einon-brill-actually Thewlis is one of my favourite actors because of the 'brains' he puts into his characters-take Einon, for example-not outly strong, etc.-but you can see that this character thinks-he's educated he knows what he is doing. You only have to look at the scene with Einon and kara in the bed chamber-look at how Thewlis plays the character-using words, the ideas of 'power' to manipulate her. Of course, its a family film and he is generally a good 'badie' but luckily not a straight-forward, stereotypical one. I must say he gives one of the best performances in the film.

Dina Meyer- this was one of her first films I believe and she does well-physically quite strong (which is quite a rarity to see a female who can stand up for herself in such films)but also adding a good character to assist Bowen.

Postlethwaite- very funny-I think he's a great actor and I loved him in this-different to a lot of stuff he had done, especially before this film-the character adds a comical touch to the film-but also he just generally portrays a 'good' character.

Connery-good, for the voice-you can tell the actor straight away and I think thats why he was chosen-but also I think his voice just adds something to the part.

The effects-brill, esp. for their time-even now they still stand on their own and as a viewer you can just relax and freeze reality for a while and believe that a dragon is actually talking etc. on screen.

Overall, a great film, that will touch the hearts of many-young and old. This is a film to watch over and over-full of laughs, fights, the odd tears and of course the classic battle between Good and Evil.

If you haven't seen it before-rent it, relax, forget everything in reality for a couple of hours and just watch this great fantasy film.

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