The Flight of Dragons
Seen it?1982 | 96 min | Animation, Fantasy, Family, Adventure
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved How to Train Your Dragon or The Last Unicorn, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so the green wizard, Carolinus, decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 84K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
- Harry MorganCarolinus (voice)
- James GregoryBryagh / Smrgol (voice)
- John RitterPeter Dickinson (voice)
- Bob McFaddenSir Orrin Neville-Smythe (voice)
- Alexandra StoddartPrincess Melisande (voice)
- James Earl JonesOmmadon (voice)
- Paul FreesSolarius / Antiquity (voice)
- Don MessickGiles of the Treetops / Lo Tae Zhao (voice)
- Victor BuonoAragh (voice)
- Larry StorchPawnbroker (voice)