The Flight of Dragons

The Flight of Dragons is a fantasy adventure about the decline of a magical realm as the world shifts toward logic and science. To prevent the total disappearance of magic, the nature wizard Carolinus seeks to establish a protected sanctuary. While some of his wizard brothers agree to help, the evil wizard Ommadon opposes this plan, hoping to use the crisis to gain absolute power. To defeat Ommadon and save the realm, Carolinus recruits Peter Dickinson, a man who possesses knowledge of both science and magic.

The film was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions and Topcraft, with a screenplay by Romeo Muller. It was co-directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass. Within their shared filmography, this project followed The Last Unicorn, which was also released in 1982. The voice cast includes John Ritter as Peter Dickinson, James Earl Jones as Ommadon, Harry Morgan as Carolinus, and James Gregory as Bryagh / Smrgol, alongside Alexandra Stoddart and Bob McFadden.

The movie has been generally well received by viewers. It holds a 7.6 rating on IMDb based on 6,500 votes and a 6.8 rating on TMDB from 115 votes.