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Dragonslayer

Movie·1981·Fantasy, Adventure·1h 48m·6.5 (317)·Directed by Matthew Robbins

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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.

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Peter MacNicolPeter MacNicolGalenCaitlin ClarkeCaitlin ClarkeValerianRalph RichardsonRalph RichardsonUlrichJohn HallamJohn HallamTyrianPeter EyrePeter EyreCasiodorus RexAlbert SalmiAlbert SalmiGreil
Sydney Bromley
Sydney BromleyHodgeChloe SalamanChloe SalamanPrincess Elspeth

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