
Dragonslayer(1981)
A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.


“Eye-Filling Spectacle! Man Against Monsters! The Largest Cast Ever Used in a Motion Picture! A cast of 106,000! 11,000 horses!”
Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.

Borys Andreiev
Ilya Muromets

Ninel Myshkova
Vasilisa

Shukur Burkhanov
Tsar Kalin

Andrei Abrikosov
Prince Vladimir
Georgi Dyomin
Dobrynya Nikitich

Sergey Stolyarov
Aljoscha Popovich

Sergei Martinson
Mishatychka

Iya Arepina
Alicia, Alexei's girl

Mikhail Pugovkin
Razumets

Vladimir Solovyov
Kasyan
The Sword and the Dragon is a adventure, fantasy film released in 1956 exploring themes of treasure, corruption, magic, slavery, dragon, fire breathing. Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, it stars Borys Andreiev, Ninel Myshkova, Shukur Burkhanov. Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.
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