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Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film Canadian-Icelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma. The screenplay was written by Andrew Rai Berzins. The soundtrack was composed by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson. While some of the film remains true to the original poem, other plot elements deviate from the original poem: three new characters, Grendel's father, the witch Selma, and Grendel's son are introduced, and several related plot points were developed specifically for the film.
The film is a cooperative effort between Eurasia Motion Pictures (Canada), Spice Factory (UK), and Bjolfskvida (Iceland), and it was filmed in Iceland. The story takes place in the early half of the sixth century AD in what is now Denmark, but the filming of the movie in Iceland provided many panoramic views of that country's landscape. In 2006, a documentary of the making of Beowulf and Grendel, called Wrath of Gods, was released and went on to win six film awards in Europe and the U.S.
Original Release
09/14/2005
US Release
09/14/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hringur Ingvarsson | Young Grendel |
Spencer Wilding | Grendel's Father / Grendels Father |
Stellan Skarsgard | Hrothgar |
Ingvar Sigurdsson | Grendel |
Gunnar Eyjólfsson | Aeschere |
Gerard Butler | Beowulf |
Philip Whitchurch | Fisherman |
Ronan Vibert | Thorkel |
Rory McCann | Breca |
Tony Curran | Hondscioh |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hringur Ingvarsson | Young Grendel |
Spencer Wilding | Grendel's Father / Grendels Father |
Stellan Skarsgard | Hrothgar |
Ingvar Sigurdsson | Grendel |
Gunnar Eyjólfsson | Aeschere |
Gerard Butler | Beowulf |
Philip Whitchurch | Fisherman |
Ronan Vibert | Thorkel |
Rory McCann | Breca |
Tony Curran | Hondscioh |
Martin Delaney | Thorfinn |
Mark Lewis | King Hygelac |
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir | Sea Hag |
Olafur Darri Olafsson | Unferth |
Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir | Wealtheow |
Sarah Polley | Selma |
Eddie Marsan | Father Brendan |
Gísli Örn Garðarsson | Erik |
Gunnar Hansson | Grimur |
Benedikt Clausen | Selma's Child |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Executive Producer |
Peter James | Executive Producer |
Alex Marshall | Executive Producer |
James Simpson | Executive Producer |
James D. Stern | Executive Producer |
Sturla Gunnarsson | Producer |
Andreas Bajohra | Producer |
Andrew Rai Berzins | Producer |
Michael Cowan | Producer |
Gary Hamilton | Producer |
Douglas Hansen | Producer |
Eric Jordan | Producer |
Anna María Karlsdóttir | Producer |
Jason Piette | Producer |
Paul Stephens | Producer |
Mark Winemaker | Producer |