Dragon Rider (film)

Dragon Rider (German: Drachenreiter), also known as Firedrake the Silver Dragon by Netflix, is a 2020 animated fantasy film; while officially based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke, the film takes influence from the How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell, with its visuals and marketing based on that of the DreamWorks franchise. The film was due to be released in theatres on 6 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film release was postponed until 1 October 2020.

Dragon Rider
German theatrical film poster.
GermanDrachenreiter
Directed byTomer Eshed
Screenplay byJohn R. Smith
Based onDragon Rider
by Cornelia Funke
Produced by
  • Oliver Berben
  • Christoph Müller
Starring
CinematographyOlaf Aue
Edited byRikke Malena Nielsen
Music byStefan Maria Schneider
Production
companies
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release dates
  • 1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) (Germany)
  • 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Germany
United Kingdom
LanguagesGerman
English
Box office€6.4 million

Netflix acquired global distribution rights to the film, and it was released on the streaming platform on 10 September 2021.

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