Grendel (film)
| Grendel | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Nick Lyon |
| Starring |
Chris Bruno Ben Cross Marina Sirtis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Jeffery Beach Phillip J. Roth |
| Editor(s) | Matt Michael |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sci Fi Channel |
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Grendel is a 2007 television film directed by Nick Lyon that is very loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. The television film was produced by the Sci Fi channel as an original movie for broadcasting on the Sci Fi cable television network, and began airing in January 2007. In 2010 it was released on DVD by Universal Pictures.[1]
The movie posits Grendel's mother as a monster ("Hag") who demands monthly sacrifice from the Danes; king Hrothgar and his wife Wealhþeow have agreed to the scheme, with the result that by the time the hero comes there are almost no children left, and Hrothgar bemoans the fact that he has become as monstrous as the monster. After she disappears from the scene her son, Grendel, continues her reign of terror. Nickolas Haydock, in the essay "Making Sacrifices" from the Beowulf on Film collection, called the film "highly derivative" and "regrettable".[1]
Cast
- Beowulf: Chris Bruno
- King Hrothgar: Ben Cross
- Queen Onela: Marina Sirtis
- Finn: Chuck Hittinger
- Unferth: Michael J. (Jack) Minor
- Ingrid: Alexis Peters
References
External links
- Grendel at the Internet Movie Database
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