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Beowulf and Grendel is a medieval epic that tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Cast includes Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as Selma. Beowulf and Grendel premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2005.

Subcategories

• Butler, Gerard
• Curran, Tony
• Polley, Sarah

Resources in This Category

• Beowulf & Grendel : 2005 TIFF Update

  http://www.reelfilm.com/tiff0509.htm#beowulf
  Based on the famed epic poem, Beowulf and Grendel tells the astonishingly dull and hopelessly irrelevant story of a legendary warrior named Beowulf who must hunt down and kill a murderous troll before it does any more damage. Review by David Nusair.

• Beowulf and Grendel: Official Movie Site

  http://www.beowulfandgrendel.com/
  Features story information, shooting locations, image gallery, blogs, video interviews and interactive forum.

• Beowulf Meets Girl; Girl Meets Troll. Eeew.

  http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Beowulf-meets-girl-girl-meets-troll-Eeew-2493842.php
  It's intended as a cautionary tale about needless military intervention, as well as a commentary on the danger of making sweeping moral assumptions in foreign policy -- especially when dealing with trolls. The problem is, when you blur the moral lines of the Beowulf saga, you're left with nothing but a bunch of drunks in animal skins, scratching themselves. By Mick LaSalle.

• CanMag: Canadian Beowulf & Grendel Review

  http://www.canmag.com/news/4/3/3384
  In the prologue “A Hate is Born”, the first sight that catches your eye is an incredible view of a landscape and you are transported almost immediately into the Epic that is Beowulf.

• Canoe-Jam: 'Beowulf & Grendel' A Brutish Epic

  http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/2006/03/10/1480879.html
  'Beowulf and Grendel' is a ludicrous movie with mad Icelandic energy, severed body parts, lots of mead, grimy imagery and real frost on the characters' breath, reveals Jim Slotek in his review for the Toronto Sun.

• ComingSoon.net: Beowulf and Grendel

  http://www.comingsoon.net/movie/beowulf-grendel-2006
  Production information, crew and cast list, plot summary and trailer.

• East Bay Times: Poignant Beast Makes 'Beowulf' Memorable

  http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2006/06/30/poignant-beast-makes-beowulf-memorable/
  Thought-provoking and poignant, the film was shot in Iceland with actors whose accents are, like the source material, often too dense to decipher.

• Grendel’s Lair : Beowulf

  http://www.grendel.org/grendel/beowulf.html
  Plot synopsis, characters, discussion board, reference material and links for E-text versions of the literary work.

• Potty-Mouthed Dialogue Mars Scenically Stunning 'Beowulf & Grendel'

  http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/Potty-mouthed-dialogue-mars-scenically-stunning-1206301.php
  Gerard Butler is a vision of unconflicted Viking charisma. By William Arnold.

• Tribute.ca: Beowulf and Grendel

  http://www.tribute.ca/movies/beowulf-grendel/10115/
  Offers a short synopsis, star bios and movie stills.

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