George and the Dragon, (alternative title:
Dragon Sword) is a 2004
Sci-Fi Channel Historical fantasy film based in a
medieval England, and loosely based on the legend of
Saint George and the Dragon.
Synopsis
George (
James Purefoy), a knight returned from the
Crusades, wishes to retire from soldiering, find a wife, and settle on "an acre of land with two head of cattle." To conclude the transaction, he agrees to help the land's owner, King Edgaar (
Simon Callow), whose daughter Princess Lunna (
Piper Perabo) has disappeared. Also in search of the princess are Garth (
Patrick Swayze),
betrothed of the unwilling princess, and the mercenary El Cabillo,
a title which passes through different men, and begins with (uncredited)
Val Kilmer.
