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Journey back to a magical time when the skies were filled with dragons in this feature-length animated version of Peter Dickinson’s acclaimed book. The tale is of the sinister Red Wizard Ommadon (James Earl Jones), who threatens to destroy nature. The world’s only hope is a man of science and magic from the future named Peter (John Ritter), snatched from the 20th century by the Green Wizard Carolinus (Harry Morgan) to capture Ommadon’s Red crown and thus take away his powers. Peter, accompanied by a fire-breathing dragon, an outlaw elf and a noble knight, applies modern-day logic to battling ancient evil.
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ACMI Identifier
313764
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Fantasy
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)