Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (TV 2004)
"The Last Dragon" (original title)

Director:

Justin Hardy

Writers:

Charlie Foley (creator), Charlie Foley (story),

Stars:

Paul Hilton, Katrine Bach, Aidan Woodward

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Paul Hilton	...	Dr. Tanner
Katrine Bach	...	Biologist
Aidan Woodward	...	Data Analyst
Tom Chadbon	...	Museum Curator
Niccolo Cioni	...	Lead Knight One
Hamish MacLeod	...	Lead Knight Two
Bradley Lavelle	...	Narrator (voice) (as Brad Lavelle)
Patrick Stewart	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ian Holm	...	Narrator (UK version) (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sketch | skeleton | knight | museum | dragon | 

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Taglines:

What if dragons actually existed?

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Genres:

Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild violence

Details

Official Sites:

Animal Planet

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #34.4 (2005)

User Reviews

Dragons: Fact or Fiction

The plot of this movie is about a scientist who believes dragons to be real. The first indication is a scorched skull of a T-rex in his museum. Then he is able to explore a cave in the Romanian mountains where the frozen bodies of medieval knights and the remains of an unknown creature were found.

By examining the carcass he finds evidence for an unknown animal that can fly and spit fire. They cococt 'scientific' explanations for these impossible abilities. Everything is underlined by views on the dead bodies and very realistic computer animated scenes of the life of 'real' dragons.

I have to admit having some problems with the genre of this movie. Despite being called a 'documentary' it is pure science fiction. The scientific explanations for a dragon being able to fly and spit fire sound good but do not stand close examination. There is no space here to give detailed comments on this topic.

However I liked this film, because it is innovative despite a simple plot and above all the animated scenes are very realistic. They are at least equal to 'Jurassic Park'.

Altogether everything looks so real and sounds so rational, people without scientific background may think that it is a true story.

The end of the movie is open, we might see Dragon's World II sometimes in the future.