The Reluctant dragon (K)

A Walt Disney animated cartoon based on the story by Kenneth Grahame. Tells of a dragon and a knight who prefer to write poetry and drink tea than to fight. However, for the sake of tradition and to please the villagers, a somewhat unorthodox duel is staged.

Credits

production company

Walt Disney Educational Media Company

director

Hamilton Luske

Duration

00:20:42:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1946

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013742

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Dragons

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1946

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