Merlin and the Dragons (1991)

Directed by

Hu Yihong, Horseman Cao, Dennis Woodyard

Genre

animation, fantasy, adventure

Country

United States

Runtime

37 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated short about Merlin the magician telling a story from his own youth. The film shows how a little boy who was afraid of the dark became the wise wizard of Arthurian legend.

educationalgentlespoken-wordmusicalwarmnostalgicstorybook-likemeditative

What happens

Merlin and the Dragons is a 1991 animated film adapted from a story by Jane Yolen and illustrations by Alan Lee. It was directed by Dennis Woodyard (as Dennis J. Woodyard) and Hu Yihong and includes a musical score by composer Michel Rubini. The production is a retelling of the Arthurian legend, with Merlin the magician, based on material from Nennius and Geoffrey of Monmouth. Yolen is a prolific author of Arthurian-themed texts, and this production continues her series of retellings of the Merlin story. The half-hour film is narrated and voiced by Kevin Kline and was originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS program Long Ago and Far Away, which first aired on November 9, 1991. The film has been released on VHS, DVD, and CD by Lightyear Entertainment as part of the "Stories to Remember" series; the CD includes the narration only and adds illustrations by Iain McCraig. The story was later adapted by Yolen and illustrated by Li Ming, under the title Merlin and the Dragons (Cobblehill Books, 1995). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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