The Dragon Ring is an italian film of two parts. It's about Desideria, the dragon king's daughter and Selvaggia, her adopted and magical sister. To get the dragon ring after the death of her father, Desideria needs to marry, but she can't find a husband, so Selvaggia sees her chance to get the ring with all its powers.
Production
Glorious 1994 Italian TV miniseries budget — every dragon ring looks handmade.
Costume
Anna Falchi's princess gowns vs. Sophie von Kessel's magical villain drip — camp hall of fame.
Director
Lamberto Bava
Anna Falchi
Princess Desideria
Sophie von Kessel
Princess Selvaggia
Stefania Sandrelli
Fairy of Crystal Sword Lake
Ute Christensen
Drachenkönigin
Franco Nero
Dragon King
Joel Beeson
Prince Victor
Billie Zöckler
Amme
Nikol Štíbrová
Princess Desideria at age 5
Karel Roden
Prince Lisandro
Marek Vašut
King Karl
Vladimir "Furdo" Furdik
Prince Sigismondo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lamberto Bava, son of giallo legend Mario Bava, directed this — swapping paternal horror for paternal fairy tale.
This two-part TV movie was peak 1990s RAI fantasy output, when Italian television threw serious lire at family-friendly epics.
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