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Dragonslayer (1981)

★ 6.5 · 311 ratings on TMDB

In the Dark Ages, Magic was a weapon. Love was a mystery. Adventure was everywhere...And Dragons were real.

Dragonslayer poster★ 6.5

A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.

DirectorMatthew Robbins
CastAlbert Salmi, Caitlin Clarke, Chloe Salaman, Emrys James, Ian McDiarmid, John Hallam
GenresAdventure, Fantasy
The emergence reading

Dragonslayer keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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