Quick Facts
DirectorDon Chaffey
Runtime2h 8m · G
GenresAnimation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Release1977-11-03
Film
Pete's Dragon
1977· G· 2h 8m· Animation· Comedy· Family· Fantasy
“Brazzle Dazzle Brilliance!”
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
1977-11-03
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Key Crew
DirectorDon Chaffey
ScreenplayMalcolm Marmorstein
ProducerJerome Courtland
Director of PhotographyFrank V. Phillips
Original Music ComposerAl Kasha
EditorGordon D. Brenner
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 36 crew)
Details
Released1977-11-03
Runtime2h 8m · G
StatusReleased
StudiosWalt Disney Productions
Budget$10M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.3/10 · 725 votes
Original languageen
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