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Eragon [videorecording] / Fox 2000 Pictures presents in association with Ingenious Film Partners ; a Davis Entertainment Company production ; screenplay by Peter Buchman ; produced by John Davis, Wyck Godfrey ; directed by Stefen Fangmeier.

Summary:

In a kingdom ravaged by darkness and tyranny, one small ray of hope emerges when a mysterious blue "stone" turns out to be the last dragon's egg in existence. An orphaned farm boy is chosen by the mystic stone as its keeper and he must become not only a Dragon Rider, but the savior of the repressed people of the kingdom.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Christopher Paolini.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: audio commentary with director Stefen Fangmeier; extended and deleted scenes with optional director's commentary; "Inside the Inheritance Trilogy: the magic of Eragon" documentary; "Eldest"--The first two chapters of the second book in the Inheritance Trilogy; "The inhabitants of Alagaësia" character featurettes; "Arya's ambush" original animatic sequence with optional director's commentary; "Vision of Eragon" conceptual art gallery; pronunciation guide; original and unused storyboard galleries; Christopher Paolini interview; "The secrets of Alagaësia" visual effects featurettes; "Saphira's animation guide" CGI featurette with director's commentary; original teaser trailer and more.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Hugh Johnson ; editor, Roger Barton ; music, Patrick Doyle ; costume designer, Kym Barrett ; production designer, Wolf Kroeger ; special visual effects and animation, Industrial Light & Magic Weta Digital Ltd.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, Djimon Hounsou, Garrett Hedlund, Joss Stone, Rachel Weisz, John Malkovich.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG; for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; dual layer; NTSC.
Language Note:
English (5.1 or DTS), dubbed Spanish (2.0) and dubbed French (2.0) soundtracks; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Dragons > Drama.
Fate and fatalism > Drama.
Orphans > Drama.
Political persecution > Drama.
Genre: Action and adventure films.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 52 of 54 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Summary: In a kingdom ravaged by darkness and tyranny, one small ray of hope emerges when a mysterious blue "stone" turns out to be the last dragon's egg in existence. An orphaned farm boy is chosen by the mystic stone as its keeper and he must become not only a Dragon Rider, but the savior of the repressed people of the kingdom.