Beowulf

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Director

Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Ray Winstone as Beowulf

Anthony Hopkins as King Hrothgar

Angelina Jolie as Grendel’s Mother

Robin Wright as Queen Wealhtheow

John Malkovich as Unferth

Crispin Glover as Grendel

Brendan Gleeson as Wiglaf

Alison Lohman as Ursula

Jonny Rees as Garmund/Golden Man

Dominic Keating as Old Cain

Nick Jameson as Drehgbearn

Chris Coppola as Olaf

Writers

Neil Gaiman (screenplay)

Roger Avary (screenplay)


Summary

In the age of heroes, a mighty warrior named Beowulf arrives at the court of King Hrothgar and offers to rid the kingdom of a vicious demon called Grendel. He successfully slays the beast but thus incurs the wrath of Grendel's mother, a creature as vicious and vengeful as she is seductive.
In the age of heroes, a mighty warrior named Beowulf arrives at the court of King Hrothgar and offers to rid the kingdom of a vicious demon called Grendel. He successfully slays the beast but thus incurs the wrath of Grendel's mother, a creature as vicious and vengeful as she is seductive.

Genre

Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Animation

Released

November 16, 2007

Runtime

1hr 54min

MPAA

PG-13, for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity

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