Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
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| Directed by | Colin Teague |
| Produced by | Raffaella De Laurentiis |
| Written by | Matthew Feitshans |
| Screenplay by | Matthew Feitshans |
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Julian Morris Jassa Ahluwalia Jonjo O'Neill Jake Curran Tamzin Merchant Dominic Mafham Ben Kingsley |
| Music by | Mark McKenzie |
| Cinematography | David Luther |
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Raffaella Productions
Universal 1440 Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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97 minutes |
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United States United Kingdom Romania |
| Language | English |
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse is a 2015 American-British-Romanian fantasy adventure film directed by Colin Teague. It's a direct-to-video release that was released on February 10, 2015 for a Digital HD release and was released on February 24, 2015 for the North American DVD and Blu-Ray release. It is the prequel to the original 1996 film and the third film in the Dragonheart franchise, preceded by the 1996 film of the same name and its direct-to-video sequel in 2000, Dragonheart: A New Beginning.
In the 9th century in the north of Britain, a Druid circle foresees a 'falling star' from the constellation Draco, with Brude – one of the druids – summoning a Pict clan known as the "Painted tribe" to slaughter the druids and lead the clans to war against the southern kingdoms over Hadrian's Wall. A druid apprentice called Lorne escapes the slaughter of the druids.
On the Southern side of the wall, Gareth and a group of squires undergo their final tests to prove that they should be knighted. Gareth proves to be the best fighter, but fails to collect enough money from the peasants. Disappointed, his superior Sir Horsa refuses to knight him and tells Gareth that he owes him 100 crowns – after which Gareth will be given his knighthood. With nowhere to go, Gareth is taken in by a peasant couple who couldn't pay him. That night, a meteor falls to Earth on the North side of the wall – with Gareth stealing a sword from one of the knighted squires and going over the wall to find the meteor after been told by the couple that it would contain riches.
Eventually, Gareth finds the meteor – only for it to burst open and reveal a dragon with nine eggs. The dragon proceeds to attack the Painted tribe members that also tracked down the meteor, with Gareth saving one of the dragon's eggs despite been badly wounded by the clan warriors. Impressed by Gareth's mercy, the dragon shares its heart with him, saving Gareth's life. However, Brude uses a slavery spell called the Sorcerer's Curse on the dragon – rendering the creature powerless during daylight or by the light of a flame and meaning the dragon will be under Brude's control by the full moon – before claiming the dragon eggs.
Gareth is rescued by Lorne – who explains to Gareth about dragons and the bond he now shares with the dragon – before Gareth is introduced to Rhonu and the clans who oppose Brude, with the hope Gareth will get the dragon to fight for them. Meeting the dragon again, the dragon (who Gareth calls Drago) explains his purpose to raise the young dragons he has brought as friends to mankind. However, he also states that he needs help to retrieve the eggs as he cannot do it himself due to the curse. Gareth's first attempt fails, with him getting captured by the clan. Brude intends to kill him, but stops upon learning about Gareth's connection with Drago. With help from Rhonu and Lorne, he successfully escapes with the eggs.
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