page_title: Dragonslayer (1981 film)
section_title: Shooting locations in North Wales
hierarchical_section_title: Dragonslayer (1981 film) / Production / Set design / Shooting locations in North Wales
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Schloss Dolwyddelan, erbaut von Llywelyn English: Dolwyddelan Castle is a fortress near Conwy, Wales.. Dolwyddelan castle was built by Llywelyn; the old castle nearby may have been his birthplace. Français&#160;: Ruines du château de Dolwiddelan Italiano: Il castello di Dolwyddelan, reputato il luogo di nascita di Llywelyn il Grande
context_page_description: Dragonslayer is a 1981 American dark fantasy film directed by Matthew Robbins, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It stars Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam and Caitlin Clarke. The film is a co-production between Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions: Paramount handled North American distribution while Disney's Buena Vista International handled international distribution. The story, set in a fictional medieval kingdom, follows a young wizard who experiences danger and opposition as he attempts to defeat a dragon.
  The second of two joint productions between Paramount and Disney, Dragonslayer was more mature than most other Disney films of the period. Because of audience expectations of the Disney name generally considered as solely children's entertainment at the time, the film's violence, adult themes and brief nudity were somewhat controversial for the company at the time even though Disney did not hold the US distribution rights. The film was rated PG in the U.S.
  The special effects were created at Industrial Light and Magic, where Phil Tippett had co-developed an animation technique called go motion for The Empire Strikes Back.
context_section_description: Nearly all of the outdoor scenes were shot in North Wales. The final scene was shot in Skye, Scotland.
  The filming crew were based in Betws y Coed, and the artists were stabled further down the Conwy valley.
  Dolwyddelan Castle was used for all outdoor shots of Ulrich's Castle. This includes the arrival of the delegation from Urland, the arrival of guards from Urland, Ulrich's first death scene and funeral burning. Many locals were hired as extras during this scene.
  The external long shots of the dragon's lair were of the main face of Tryfan, within yards of the A5, opposite Llyn Ogwen. The lair was shot looking upwards from the road, towards the broken face of Tryfan, Nant Ffrancon.
  Shots of Galen and Hodge on the trek to Urland were shot on the old road from Cobdens to Bryn Engan, in Capel Curig.
  The early morning camping scenes on the trek to Urland, Tyrian's shooting of Hodge, and Hodge's death scene all take place on a 500-yard (500 m) section of Fairy Glen between Betws-y-Coed and Penmachno.
  The scenes of the delegation crossing over into Urland were shot above Ogwen Cottage, Nant Ffrancon.
  Galen fleeing on horseback from Casiodorus's castle was shot high above Llyn Crafnant.
  The scene where the party cross a wooden bridge below a waterfall was shot at the foot of Cwmorthin Slate Quarry
  The scene where Galen Bradwarden sees an apparition in the lake was shot at the bottom end of Llyn Crafnant.
  The bleak rocky outcrop where Valerian gathers Dragon scales is Castell y Gwynt, above the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel.
  The scenes where Valerian delivers a shield made from the Dragon's scales and the intimate scene between Valerian and Galen were shot in the boulder field below Tryfan, about 300 yards from the A5 near the Llyn Ogwen Car Park.
  The procession scenes in which victims are transported to the Dragon's lair were shot on Gelli behind the main shop in Capel Curig.
  Vermithrax crashes into Llyn Llydaw, below Snowdon.
caption: Dolwyddelan Castle, used for Ulrich's Castle.
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