Dragonheart is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen. It stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, and the voice of Sean Connery. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and various other awards in 1996 and 1997. The film also inspired a direct-to-video sequel, Dragonheart: A New Beginning in 2000. In 984 England, the knight Bowen mentors Saxon prince Einon in the ideals of chivalry in the hope that he will become a better king than his tyrannical father. When the king is killed while suppressing a peasant rebellion, Einon rushes... to claim his crown and is accidentally mortally wounded by the peasant girl Kara . Einon's mother, Queen Aislinn , has him taken before a dragon whom she implores to save his life. The dragon replaces Einon's damaged heart with a piece of its own on the promise that Einon will rule with justice and virtue. However, Einon soon becomes as tyrannical as his father, enslaving the former rebels and forcing them to rebuild a Roman castle. Bowen believes that the dragon's heart has twisted Einon, and swears vengeance on all dragons.
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| Release date: | May 31, 1996 |
| Directed by: | Rob Cohen |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | Raffaella De Laurentiis |
| Editor: | Peter Amundson |
| Music by: | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography: | David Eggby |
| Screenplay by: | Charles Edward Pogue |
| Estimated budget: | $17,000,000 |
| Genre: | Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction |