USA, 1996
103m
35mm film, Panavision (anamorphic), colour (“by Deluxe”), 2.35:1
DTS Digital Sound, English
An American fantasy film directed by Rob Cohen.
Plot Summary
Bowen the dragonslayer meets the last of the dragons, Draco, and together they team up to form a travelling con-trick – Bowen claims that a village is threatened by Draco, pretends to kill him, then they pocket the reward. But Draco once saved the life of Einon, who has now grown up to be the cruel and evil ruler of the kingdom and the psychic bond between them compels Draco to help save the people from Einon’s terrible rule.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Rob Cohen
© 1996 Universal City Studios, Inc.
Universal Pictures presents a Raffaella De Laurentiis production. A Rob Cohen film
Executive Producers: David Rotman, Patrick Read Johnson
Produced by: Raffaella De Laurentiis
Co-producer: Hester Hargett
Associate Producers: Herbert W. Gains, Kelly Breidenbach
Screenplay by: Charles Edward Pogue
Story by: Patrick Read Johnson, Charles Edward Pogue
Director of Photography: David Eggby
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music Composed by: Randy Edelman
Production Sound Mixer: Reinhard Stergar
Costume Designers: Thomas Casterline, Anna Sheppard
Make-up Supervisor: Giannetto De Rossi
Chief Hair Dresser: Mirella De Rossi
Special Effects Supervisor: Kit West
Visual Effects Supervisor: Scott Squires
Special Visual Effects and Animation by: Industrial Light and Magic
Dragon Animatics: Tippett Studio
Matte Paintings by: Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor of Illusion Arts, Inc.
Dragon Designs by: Phil Tippett
Production Designer: Benjamin Fernandez
Filmed at Koliba Film Studios, Bratislava, Slovakia and on location throughout the Republic of Slovakia
Cast
Dennis Quaid (Bowen)
David Thewlis (Einon)
Pete Postlethwaite (Gilbert)
Dina Meyer (Kara)
Brian Thompson (Brok)
Jason Isaacs (Felton)
Lee Oakes (young Einon)
Wolf Christian (Hewe)
Terry O’Neill (Redbeard)
Julie Christie (Aislinn)
Sean Connery ([voice of] Draco)
Peter Hric (King Freyne)
Eva Vejmelkova (Felton’s minx)
Milan Bahul (swamp village chief)
Sandra Kovacicova (young Kara)
Kyle Cohen (boy in field)
Thom Baker (Aislinn’s chess partner)
John Gielgud [voice of King Arthur] *
Buddy Quaid [cook/servant] *
Alternative Titles
Coeur de dragon – French title
Coração de Dragão – Portugese title
Dragonheart (Corazón de dragón) – Spanish title
Ostatni smok – Polish title
Sárkányszív – Hungarian title
Viimeinen lohikäärme – Finnish title
Zmajevo srce – Slovenian title
Links
Sequel to
DragonHeart: A New Beginning (2000)
References
Periodicals
- cinema 21 November 1996 – review (by Sabine Franz)
- epd Film vol.13 no.12 (1 December 1996) pp.47-48 – review (by Frank Arnold)
- Empire no.89 (November 1996) pp.30-31 – review (by Ian Nathan)
- FilmMagasinet November 1996 p.59 – review (by Per Axel Nordfeldt)
- Film Review November 1996 p.24 – review (by Tom Hutchinson)
- Imágenes November 1996 p.114 – review (by Ãngel Sala)
- Interzone no.115, Jan 97) p.35 – review (by Nick Lowe)
- Première November 1996 p.28 – review (by Jean-Yves Katelan)
- Studio November 1996 p.28 – review (by Michel Rebichon)
Newspapers
- A Capital, Guia TV 9 May 1997 – review (by Rui Brazuna)
- Diário de Notícias 13 July 1999 p.55 – review
- Expresso, Cartaz 26 October 1996 – review (by Manuel Cintra Ferreira)
- Svenska Dagbladet 27 June 1997 – review (Matinéfilm av gott märke by Carl-Johan Malmberg)
Books
- The Films of the Nineties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography of Over 3000 Feature-Length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-Only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999 by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn L. Nowlan p.162
- The Stop-motion Filmography by Neil Pettigrew p.187
- The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy by David Pringle (general ed.) p.87 – credits, review
