An engaging combination of light-hearted fantasy and magical drama, DRAGONHEART benefits from solid talent on both sides of the camera. In the Dark Ages, seasoned knight Bowen (Dennis Quaid) trains the king's son, Einon (Lee Oakes), in the ways of the old code of King Arthur. During a peasant revolt, the king is killed and Einon gravely wounded, and the latter can only be saved with the help of a nearby dragon (voice of Sean Connery), who donates part of his heart to restore the young man. Twelve years later, Einon (now played by David Thewlis) has become an arrogant, vicious ruler, and Bowen, believing the dragon's blood to be responsible for the boy's cruel demeano...
Released:
1996
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
108 mins