---
title: 'There Be Dragons (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roland Joffé'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/there-be-dragons-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1316616/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# There Be Dragons (2011)

2011 · 122 min · Drama, War, History · Argentina, United States, Spain


## Synopsis

There Be Dragons is a 2011 historical epic war drama film written and directed by Roland Joffé. Set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, it features themes such as betrayal, love and hatred, forgiveness, friendship, and finding meaning in everyday life. It includes the story of soldiers, a journalist, his father, and a real-life priest, Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, who was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roland Joffé](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-joffe)
- **Screenplay:** [Roland Joffé](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-joffe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Folk](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-folk), [Stephen Warbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-warbeck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gabriel Beristáin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-beristain)
- **Editor:** [Richard Nord](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-nord)

## Cast

- [Derek Jacobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-jacobi)
- [Rodrigo Santoro](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-santoro)
- [Charles Dance](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dance)
- [Geraldine Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-chaplin)
- [Ana Torrent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-torrent)
- [Unax Ugalde](https://cinepixo.com/people/unax-ugalde)
- [Jan Cornet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-cornet)
- [Olga Kurylenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-kurylenko)
- [Lily Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/lily-cole)
- [Wes Bentley](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-bentley)
- [Charlie Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-cox) as Josemaría Escrivá
- [Rusty Lemorande](https://cinepixo.com/people/rusty-lemorande)
- [Alfonso Bassave](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfonso-bassave)
- [Michael Feast](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-feast)
- [Jordi Mollà](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordi-molla)

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Official site: http://www.therebedragonsfilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/there-be-dragons-2011
Film facts: Wikidata (Q531043); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.