The Reluctant Dragon (1987)

Directed by

Bridget Appleby

Genre

animation, family

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

30 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy meets a dragon who would rather write poetry than fight. They become friends and work together to change the villagers' minds about dragons.

whimsicalgentlelightheartedcozyplayfulcharmingmeasurednon-threatening

What happens

The Reluctant Dragon is a British stop motion animated film created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing on ITV on New Year's Eve 1987. It is based on the story of the same name by Kenneth Grahame. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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