Grendel (film)
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| Directed by | Nick Lyon |
| Produced by | Jeffery Beach Phillip J. Roth |
| Written by | Ron Fernandez |
| Starring | Chris Bruno Ben Cross Marina Sirtis |
| Editing by | Matt Michael |
| Distributed by | Sci Fi Channel |
| Release date(s) | January 13, 2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Grendel is a 2007 film directed by Nick Lyon that is very loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. The made-for-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 [1][dead link].
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[edit] Differences from the original source
The film makes a number of fairly dramatic adjustments to the storyline of the original epic poem.
- In the epic poem, Beowulf fights hand-to-hand with Grendel. In the film, Beowulf uses "The King's Weapon," a quadruple crossbow that fires explosive bolts.
- Only the first half of the epic poem is adapted, leaving out the narratives of the events at the end of Beowulf's life and his funeral.
- In the poem, Beowulf is at one point crowned a king. In the film, this is not shown.
- In the poem, Grendel and his mother live in a cave under a swamp. In the film, they live in a forest.
- Though Grendel is described as a descendant of Cain, the movie portrayed it as one of the Nephilim who survived the Great Flood.
- Unferth is a prince and a son of King Hrothgar.
[edit] Cast
- Beowulf: Chris Bruno
- King Hrothgar: Ben Cross
- Queen Wealhtheow: Marina Sirtis
- Finn: Chuck Hittinger
- Unferth: Michael J. (Jack) Minor
- Ingrid: Alexis Peters
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Grendel page on Scifi.com - includes teaser film clip[dead link]
- Grendel at the Internet Movie Database
- Scifipedia's entry on Grendel[dead link]
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