Film record

Pete's Dragon

1977Feature film134 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
children's film · adventure film · family film · musical film · fantasy film

Credits

Direction

Don Chaffey — Directing
Don Bluth — Directing

Cast

Helen Reddy — Acting
Jim Dale — Acting
Mickey Rooney — Acting
Red Buttons — Acting
Shelley Winters — Acting
Sean Marshall — Acting
Jeff Conaway — Acting
Charlie Callas — Acting
Walt Barnes — Acting
Jim Backus — Acting
Robert Easton — Acting
Robert Foulk — Acting
Roger Price — Acting
Charles Tyner — Acting

Writing

Malcolm Marmorstein — Screenwriting
Seton I. Miller — Screenwriting

Production

Jerome Courtland — Production
Ron W. Miller — Production

Music

Joel Hirschhorn — Music composition

Cinematography

Frank V. Phillips — Cinematography

Costume

Emily Sundby — Costume design
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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
3 Nov 1977Checked 22 Sep 2026
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1978132 min

The Lord of the Rings

  • Shares the adventure film genre
  • Shares the United States cinema
  • Released in a similar period
  • Similar runtime