Eragon

Resource Information

The work Eragon represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Anaheim Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Eragon

Statement of responsibility

20th Century Fox ; Fox 2000 Pictures in association with Ingenious Film Partners ; a Davis Entertainment Company production ; screenplay by Peter Buchman ; produced by John David, Wyck Godfrey ; directed by Stefen Fangmeier

Creator

• Eragon (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Davis Entertainment Company
• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Armstrong, Alun
• Buchman, Peter
• Carlyle, Robert, 1961-
• Davis, John, 1954-
• Egan, Christopher, 1984-
• Fangmeier, Stefen, 1960-
• Godfrey, Wyck
• Guillory, Sienna, 1975-
• Hedlund, Garrett, 1985-
• Hounsou, Djimon, 1964-
• Irons, Jeremy, 1948-
• Lewis, Gary, 1958-
• Malkovich, John
• Paolini, Christopher
• Speleers, Ed, 1988-
• Weisz, Rachel, 1971-

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Adventure -- Feature
• Adventure films
• DVD-Video discs
• Dragones -- Teatro
• Dragons -- Drama
• Fantasy -- Feature
• Fantasy films
• Fantasy films
• Fatalismo -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Kings and rulers -- Drama
• Kings and rulers in motion pictures
• Mentoring -- Drama
• Orphans -- Drama
• Princesses -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Wizards -- Drama

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Adventure
• Adventure films
• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Fantasy
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Kings and rulers in motion pictures
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful Princess Arya learn more about themselves, their responsibilities and their destinies

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Hugh Johnson ; editors, Roger Barton, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Patrick Doyle ; costume designers, Kym Barrett, Carlo Poggioli ; production designer, Wolf Kroeger ; special effects supervisor, Gerd Feuchter

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images

Language note

Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (5.1 DTS ; 5.1 Dolby Surround), French (Dolby Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish

LC call number

PN1995.9.F36

LC item number

E73466 2007

PerformerNote

• Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund, Alun Armstrong, Chris Egan, Gary Lewis, Djimon Hounsou
• Voice of Saphira, Rachel Weisz

Runtime

103

Target audience

general

Technique

live action