Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Um das Jahr 500 wird das Land der kühnen Dänen von einem menschenverschlingenden Ungeheuer namens Grendel heimgesucht. So wird die von König Hrothgar gerade eingeweihte Met-Halle zum Schauplatz mehrerer blutiger Massaker an dem dänischen Volk. Grund für diese schrecklichen Ereignisse ist der sinnlose Mord an Grendels Vater, den Hrothgar vor 20 Jahren begangen hat. Die Dänen werden des Ungeheuers nicht Herr. Hilfe erhalten sie von dem berühmten jugen Helden Beowulf, der mit 14 Gefährten zu ihnen segelt. Beowulf fühlt sich den Dänen verpflicht, denn König Hrothgar hatte seinem Vater vor vielen Jahren Gastrecht gewährt, da dieser wegen einer Fehde sein Land verlassen musste. Beowulf, der inzwischen die Kraft von 40 Männern besitzt, nimmt den Kampf mit dem Riesen auf.
Der Regisseur:
Sturla Gunnarsson
Der Autor:
Andrew Rai Berzins
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Gerard Butler as Beowulf |
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Spencer Wilding as Grendels Father |
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Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar |
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Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Grendel |
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Hringur Ingvarsson as Young Grendel |
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Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Aeschere |
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Tony Curran as Hondscioh |
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Philip Whitchurch as Fisherman |
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Ronan Vibert as Thorkel |
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Rory McCann as Breca |
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Martin Delaney as Thorfinn |
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Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Unferth |
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Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir as Wealtheow |
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Sarah Polley as Selma |
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Eddie Marsan as Father Brendan |
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Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Erik |
| Production | Sturla Gunnarsson | Producer |
| Directing | Sturla Gunnarsson | Director |
| Editing | Jeff Warren | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra Hanson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Andrew Rai Berzins | Screenplay |
| Production | Pam Dixon | Casting |
| Camera | Jan Kiesser | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | David Rose | Sound Editor |
| Art | Árni Páll Jóhannsson | Production Design |
| Production | Jason Piette | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robyn Rosenberg | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Sigrún Sól Ólafsdóttir | Casting |
| Production | Anna María Karlsdóttir | Producer |
| Production | Gary Hamilton | Producer |
| Production | Vicky Wildman | Casting |
| Production | Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Production | Buffy Hall | Casting |
| Production | Eric Jordan | Producer |
| Production | Paul Stephens | Producer |
| Directing | Linda Gibson | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Peter Pedrero | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Jane Tattersall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Fridrik Orn | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Gary Deneault | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandar Yochkolovski | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Nick Wall | Still Photographer |
| Production | Martin Schlüter | Production Manager |
| Sound | Steph Carrier | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lou Solakofski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Jon Campfens | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Erik Hirt | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Michael Cowan | Producer |
| Sound | Barry Gilmore | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Cynthia Amsden | Unit Publicist |
| Visual Effects | Gudrun Heinze | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Safiya Gili | Digital Compositor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel Parker | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesley Smith | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Kathy Choi | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | David McCallum | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Thorfinnur Karlsson | Carpenter |
| Camera | Dean Thompson | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Peter Davies | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Jon Einarsson Gustafsson | Epk Director |
| Directing | Wendy Ord | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Dave Muscat | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Camera | Chris Livingstone | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Godi Már Gudbjörnsson | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | David Yonson | ADR Mixer |
| Camera | Christian Drennan | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Fitzpatrick | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Simon De Glanville | Camera Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel Parker | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Robert J. Lewis | Storyboard Artist |
| Lighting | Michael Flood | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Ásgrímur Guðbjartsson | Grip |
| Camera | Jason Coop | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ingvar Lundberg | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesley Smith | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nick Dudman | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Art | Simon Morrissey | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robyn Rosenberg | Costume Set Supervisor |
| Editing | Arthur Montreuil | Color Timer |
| Editing | Chris Wallace | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Editing | Catherine Rankin | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Ivana Jeftic | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Vanesa Lorena Tate | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | David McCallum | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Lighting | Ingvar Stefánsson | Electrician |
| Camera | Jacob Barrie | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Nick Iannelli | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Camera | Gordon Segrove | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Michelle Szemberg | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Susan R. Jones | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Garrett Kerr | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Simon Okin | Sound |
| Sound | Donna Powell | Sound |
| Crew | Levan Doran | Stunts |
| Crew | Anonymous | Poem |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathaniel De'Lineadeus | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Andrew Rai Berzins | Producer |
| Production | Fridrik Thor Fridriksson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter James | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alex Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Production | James Simpson | Executive Producer |
| Production | James D. Stern | Executive Producer |