Dragonheart (1996)


Dennis Quaid            Bowen
David Thewlis           Einon
Pete Postlethwaite      Gilbert
Dina Meyer              Kara
Jason Isaacs            Felton
Brian Thompson          Brok
Lee Oakes               Young Einon
Wolf Christian          Hewe
Terry O'Neill           Redbeard
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
Julie Christie          Aislinn
Sean Connery            Voice of of Draco

Directed by:            Rob Cohen
Produced by:            David Rotman, Patrick Read Johnson, Raffaella De Laurentiis


Bowen, a young knight dedicated to the Old Code of Honor of King Arthur, serves his queen by tutoring her 
son Einon in ethics, morality and swordsmanship. The king is slain during a massacre of rebellious villagers, 
and a peasant girl causes Einon to fall on a wooden stake which impales his heart. Bowen and the Queen Mother 
take the dying Einon to a magic cave where a mystical dragon, Draco, saves his life in exchange for Einon 
promising to live by King Arthur's code. But King Einon betrays his promise and becomes a murderous, arrogant 
tyrant. When Bowen, now an errant knight, befriends Draco, he learns that in order to kill the evil king, the 
great dragon must die. For the part of his heart he gave to save the unworthy Einon is now protecting him. 
Draco's gravest concern is not at dying, but at losing his soul. Ultimately, the moment comes when Bowen must 
gather his courage to give Draco the death he desires, which will end the evil of King Einon, and allow Draco's 
soul to join the stars.

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Set in the 10th Century, a man (Bowen) teams up with the last dragon to remind the people of a long lost code 
of honor, and inspire them to fight for their freedom from a tyrannical king.

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The young, sickly King Einon was wounded in a battle. In order for him to survive, he is healed by Draco, a 
dragon. Some years later, Bowen, a dragon slayer, encounters Draco. The two team up to form a traveling duo that 
perform an act, but the act is only known by themselves. Bowen supposedly "slays" Draco and then collects a 
reward from the town or village that he protects by killing the dragon who had been "terrorizing" them. From 
there, Bowen and Draco must save the entire kingdom from the rule of the now evil King Einon, who is part of 
Draco and Draco a part of him.

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In medieval England, Bowen, a gallant dragonslayer, comes upon Draco, the last dragon on Earth (who can talk). 
In a scheme that keeps Draco alive and earns money for Bowen, the dragon terrorizes a town, and Bowen "kills" 
him to earn a reward. In the process, the two become close friends. But when King Einon, the evil ruler of the 
land, goes one step too far, Bowen and Draco -- both of whom have been betrayed by the despot in the past -- set 
out to defeat him. However, years ago the noble Draco gave half his heart to Einon in order to save the ruler's 
life. Therefore, if Einon dies, so does Draco. Can Bowen find a way to kill Einon without losing his beloved, 
fire-breathing partner?