Movie Description Sean Connery provides the voice of the last dragon on earth in this medieval tale of a freelance knight who's forced to turn against the tyrant king he tutored as a boy. In order to bring the king to justice the noble warrior must kill him, but in doing so he would also end the gentle dragon's life. The Signature Laserdisc edition also includes a feature on the film's making. Academy Award Nominations: Best Visual Effects.
| Credits | | Producer: | Raffaella De Laurentiis | | Cast: | Dennis Quaid, Julie Christie, Pete Postlethwaite |
Editorial Reviews "...DRAGONHEART delivers the goods..." Rolling Stone - p.62 - Peter Travers (06/27/1996)
"...Draco is certainly impressive....A wonder of technology..." Sight and Sound - p.47-8 - Kim Newman (11/01/1996)
"...In [many] respects, DRAGONHEART is a corker....Quaid has a knack for pulling off this sort of acting challenge..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly - pp.37-8 - Ken Tucker (06/07/1996)
"...Excellent dragon effects....[The dragon is] beneficent, intelligent and expressive..." Variety - Todd McCarthy (05/27/1996)
"...It's swashbuckling adventure, blood-soaked romance and villainous cretins against colorful heroes. And it has remarkable special effects..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (05/31/1996)
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