Dragon Hunters (film) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Guillaume Ivernel Arthur Qwak |
| Produced by | Philippe Delarue Tilo Seiffert |
| Written by | Frédéric Engel-Lenoir Arthur Qwak |
| Starring | French version: Vincent Lindon Patrick Timsit Marie Drion English version: Forest Whitaker Rob Paulsen Mary Mouser |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
| Cinematography | Arthur Qwak |
| Editing by | Soline Guyonneau |
| Studio | Futurikon LuxAnimation Trixter Mac Guff Ligne |
| Distributed by | Futurikon BAC Films (France) Universum Film (UFA) (Germany) |
| Release date(s) | 20 March 2008 (Russia and New Zealand) 26 March 2008 (France) 5 April 2008 (United States) |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | France Luxembourg Germany |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €12,000,000 |
| Money made | $12,235,843 |
Dragon Hunters (French: Chasseurs de dragons) is a 2008 French-German-Luxembourgish 3D computer-animated adventure action fantasy comedy-drama family film and fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters, written by Frédéric Engel-Lenoir, directed by creator Arthur Qwak and Guillaume Ivernel with music by Klaus Badelt and produced by Philippe Delarue and Tilo Seiffert. It features the voices of Vincent Lindon, Patrick Timsit, Marie Drion in the French version and Forest Whitaker, Rob Paulsen and Mary Mouser in the English version. The film was produced by Futurikon, and co-produced by LuxAnimation, Mac Guff Ligne and Trixter. It shares the same creative universe as the Dragon Hunters TV series. It was released on March 26, 2008 in France and on March 20, 2008 in Russia and New Zealand. It was also distributed by Icon Productions and Bac Films. The film received a Cristal Award nomination for Best Feature and it earned $12,235,843 on a €12,000,000 budget. Dragon Hunters was released on DVD on April 5, 2008 in the United States by Bridge Arch Entertainment, and on November 5, 2008 in France by Warner Home Video.
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Plot
The world has become a vast arrangement of floating islands of varying sizes and shapes. This dizzy universe is populated with rogues, peasants, and petty lords. Their main concerns are for survival, for this world has become plagued with hungry creatures, who are wreaking havoc, known as dragons.
Lian-Chu and Gwizdo are two dragon hunters, but they are a long way from being among the best. Lian Chu is a hulking brute with the heart of gold, and Gwizdo is an avaricious, high-strung young man with a talent for scams. Their private dream is to own a farm where they can relax and raise sheep.
A few floating islands away, there is a fortress owned by Lord Arnold. The lord has a problem. He has been living in fear of the return of World Eater, a monstrous dragon that rises every twenty years to spread terror and destruction. Nobody has been able to conquer him. And nobody has ever returned alive or sane enough to tell the tale. Lord Arnold's niece Zoe has decided to take matters into her own hands, and she finds Lian-Chu and Gwizdo to help her. She is convinced that they are the heroes of her dreams, and she goes with them to the end of the earth for a fantastic and dangerous adventure.
Cast
- French cast
- Vincent Lindon as Lian-Chu
- Patrick Timsit as Gwizdo
- Marie Drion as Zoé
- Philippe Nahon as Lord Arnold
- Amanda Lear as Gildas
- Jeremy Prevost as Hector
- Jean-Marc Lentretien as Mamular
- Hungarian cast
- István Hajdu (Steve) as Lian-Chu
- László Görög as Gwizdo
- Lilla Hermann as Zoé
- Gábor Reviczky as Lord Arnold
- László Tahi Tóth as Gildas
- English cast
- Forest Whitaker as Lian-Chu
- Rob Paulsen as Gwizdo
- Mary Mouser as Zoé
- Nick Jameson as Lord Arnold
- Jess Harnell as Gildas
- Dave Wittenberg as Hector
Soundtrack
| Dragon Hunters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album / Film score by
Klaus Badelt
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| Released | April 5, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Movie Soundtrack, Film Score | |||
| Length | 62:40 | |||
| Label | Skylark Sound Studios | |||
| Producer | Klaus Badelt | |||
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Dragon Hunters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film's soundtrack album and film score made by Klaus Badelt and released on April 5, 2008 by Skylark Sound Studios. Klaus Badelt scored the music for the film and on its soundtrack. The soundtrack also contains "Lotus" performed by Jalan Jalan.
- Songs and music
- Lotus - Performed by Jalan Jalan
- All Music - Composed by Klaus Badelt
See also
In Spanish: Cazadores de dragones (película) para niños
