PlainTales Classics on Film – The Reluctant Dragon

The PlainTales Classics are famous stories that have become important parts of our language and culture. They’ve often been retold and adapted for theatre, radio, TV and movies. Many of the PlainTales Classics have been filmed throughout the years, including the Reluctant Dragon.

The Reluctant Dragon

Kenneth Grahame’s famous story the Reluctant Dragon was filmed in 1941 by Disney as a 20 minute animated movie. The Disney version is amusing but unfortunately it strays significantly from the original story and does not live up to the quality of the original.

Grahame’s more famous story, The Wind in the Willows, has been adapted for film many times, occasionally very successfully, as in the faithful made for TV animation created in 1995 featuring Vanessa Redgrave and voice talent such as Alan Bennett and Michael Palin.