Directed by Matthew Robbins   Written by Hal Barwood   Matthew Robbins   Cast Peter MacNicol ... Galen Caitlin Clarke ... Valerian Ralph Richardson ... Ulrich John Hallam ... Tyrian Peter Eyre ... Casiodorus Rex Albert Salmi ... Greil Sydney Bromley ... Hodge Chloe Salaman ... Princess Elspeth Emrys James ... Valerian's Father Roger Kemp ... Horsrik Ian McDiarmid ... Brother Jacopus Ken Shorter ... Henchman Jason White ... Henchman Yolande Palfrey ... Victim Douglas Cooper ... Urlander Alf Mangan ... Urlander David Mount ... Urlander James Payne ... Urlander Chris Twinn ... Urlander Uncredited Cast Richard Atherton ... Urlander Darrell Brook ... Medieval Dancer John Clifford ... Soldier Maxwell Craig ... Villager on Cliff Jack Purvis ... Jester Fred Wood ... Villager Produced by Hal Barwood   Howard W. Koch   Eric Rattray   Original Music by Alex North

Additional Info Premiere: June 26, 1981 DVD Release: October 21, 2003 Blu-ray Release: March 21, 2023 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Paramount Pictures (Paramount Pictures Corporation) (present) Walt Disney Productions (present) Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1981) (United States) (theatrical) CBS   (1986) (United States) (TV) Disney Channel   (1987) (United States) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2003) (United States) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2023) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) Pioneer   (1995) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Pluto TV   (2024) (United States) (video) RCA (II)   (United States) (CED VideoDisc) (video) Warner Home Video   (2013) (United States) (DVD) Filming Locations Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK   (exterior of dragon's lair) North Wales, Wales, UK Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK   (Studio) Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, UK Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,646 / 21,271 Site Ranking #3,642 Doug: Season 3 (1993) #3,643 Doug: Season 2 (1992) #3,644 Maniac Cop (1988) #3,645 Rampage (2009) #3,646 Dragonslayer (1981) #3,647 House Of Wax (1953) #3,648 Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) #3,649 Absentia (2011) #3,650 Deadgirl (2008)