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Beowulf is a 2007 American fantasy, adventure, action, and drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. The screenplay was written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, with Gaiman also serving as an executive producer. Production was handled by Robert Zemeckis and Steve Starkey for Warner Bros. Entertainment and ImageMovers. The cast includes Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, and Robin Wright. Alan Silvestri composed the music. The film is based on the story of Beowulf and is presented in English.
The narrative follows a 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf on a mission to slay the man-like ogre Grendel, set in Denmark. The film has a runtime of 113 to 115 minutes and was distributed by Netflix via video on demand. Its production budget was 70,000,000, and it generated 195,735,876 in revenue. Review scores include 6.5/10, 71%, 59/100, and 6.3.
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Film · TMDB
5.9A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
Cast
- Ray Winstone as Beowulf / Golden Man / Dragon
- Angelina Jolie as Grendel's Mother
- Anthony Hopkins as Hrothgar
- John Malkovich as Unferth
- Robin Wright as Wealthow
- Brendan Gleeson as Wiglaf
Themes
- denmark
- lie
- pride and vanity
- folk hero
- vikings (norsemen)
- nordic mythology
- festival hall
- sin
- alienation
- royalty
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Zemeckis
- Screenplay by
- Neil Gaiman Roger Avary
- Based on
- Beowulf , by Unknown
- Produced by
- Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis Jack Rapke
- Starring
- Ray Winstone Anthony Hopkins John Malkovich Robin Wright Penn Brendan Gleeson Crispin Glover Alison Lohman Angelina Jolie
- Cinematography
- Robert Presley
- Edited by
- Jeremiah O'Driscoll
- Music by
- Alan Silvestri
- Production companies
- Shangri-La Entertainment ImageMovers
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures (North America) Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
- Release dates
- November 5, 2007 ( 2007-11-05 ) ( Westwood ) November 16, 2007 ( 2007-11-16 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $150 million
- Box office
- $196.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Beowulf is a 2007 American animated fantasy action film produced and directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and featuring the voices of Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie. The film depicts a modern interpretation of the poem, with certain changes to aspects of its story. It was produced by Shangri-La Entertainment and Zemeckis's ImageMovers and features characters animated using motion-capture animation, which was previously used in The Polar Express (2004) and Monster House (2006).
Beowulf premiered at Westwood, Los Angeles on November 5, 2007, and was released theatrically in the United States on November 16, 2007, by Paramount Pictures, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling international distribution. The film was considered a box-office bomb, grossing $196.4 million on a budget of $150 million, with an estimated loss of over $50 million, but received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise for the animation and voice acting, though there was criticism towards its deviations from the original poem.
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