Legend of the White Horse

Legend of the White Horse

1987 · 89 min · ★ 3.9 · Adventure, Fantasy, History

A satire of Cold war politics, where Red bureaucrats meet U.S. corporate greed - and a witch and a dragon.

Directed by Jerzy Domaradzki · Written by Robert Fleet

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