Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by John O — 05 Jun 2007

This brings back memories!!! it was pretty good for its day.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by John O on 05 Jun 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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Recuerdo que la ví de niño, muy buena película…

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