The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)
1983, Dutch. Directed by Harrie Geelen & Bert Kroon & Bjørn Frank Jensen.
Oliver B. Bumble finds an egg that, it turns out, has a cute little dragon in it. However, this dragon grows huge each time it gets excited or upset. As this causes a lot of problems, Bumble has to face a difficult dilemma.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Harrie GeelenDirector
- Bert KroonDirector
- Bjørn Frank JensenDirector
- Fred BenaventeOllie B. Bommel (voice)
- Maya BoumaHoofdverpleegster (voice)
- Fred EmmerNieuwslezer (voice)
- Harrie GeelenWammes Waggel (voice)
- Trudy LibosanTom Poes (voice)
- Luc LutzJoost (voice)
- Lo van HensbergenBurgemeester Dickerdack (voice)
- Joan RemmeltsCommissaris Bulle Bas (voice)
- André van den HeuvelBul Super (voice)
- Gees LinnebankHiep Hieper (voice)
- Ger SmitZielknijper / Markies de Canteclaer (voice)
- Arnold GeldermanJournalist Argus (voice)
Details
- Released
- 3 February 1983
- Original title
- Als Je Begrijpt Wat Ik Bedoel
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Bert Kroon, Harrie Geelen, Bjørn Frank Jensen
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Who directed The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)?
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (1983) was directed by Harrie Geelen and Bert Kroon and Bjørn Frank Jensen and stars Fred Benavente, Maya Bouma, Fred Emmer.