Animation ·Family · United Kingdom · 1987 · 30m

The Reluctant Dragon

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Director

Bridget Appleby

Cast

Martin Jarvis as Narrator / Boy / Father (voice) Simon Callow as Dragon (voice) Robin Bailey as St George (voice) Daphne Oxenford as Mother (voice) Edward Kelsey as (voice) Brian Trueman as (voice)

Crew

Mike Harding — Original Music Composer Kenneth Grahame — Novel

Synopsis

A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the frightened villagers.

Key Collaborators

Bridget Appleby Director Mike Harding Original Music Composer Kenneth Grahame Novel

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