---
title: 'Dragonslayer (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Matthew Robbins'
released: '1981-06-26'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dragonslayer-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082288/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dragonslayer (1981)

1981 · 107 min · Fantasy, Adventure · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

Dragonslayer is a 1981 American dark fantasy film directed by Matthew Robbins from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It stars Peter MacNicol in his feature film debut, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, and Caitlin Clarke. It was a co-production between Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions, where Paramount handled North American distribution and Disney handled international distribution through Buena Vista International. The story is set in a fictional medieval kingdom where a young sorcerer encounters challenges as he hunts a dragon, Vermithrax Pejorative.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Matthew Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robbins)
- **Screenplay:** [Matthew Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robbins), [Hal Barwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-barwood)
- **Producer:** [Hal Barwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-barwood), [Howard W. Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-w-koch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex North](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-north)
- **Director of Photography:** [Derek Vanlint](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-vanlint)
- **Editor:** [Tony Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-lawson)

## Cast

- [Caitlin Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/caitlin-clarke)
- [Ian McDiarmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcdiarmid)
- [Chloe Salaman](https://cinepixo.com/people/chloe-salaman)
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson)
- [John Hallam](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hallam)
- [Albert Salmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-salmi)
- [Sydney Bromley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-bromley)
- [Peter MacNicol](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-macnicol)
- [Peter Eyre](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-eyre)
- [Emrys James](https://cinepixo.com/people/emrys-james)

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