Beowulf (1999)
March 31, 19991h 33mEN
4.4
246 votes
Overview
Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel, which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar. He has a daughter, whose husband may have been murdered by the Outpost's master of arms.
Director
Graham BakerWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$20.0M
Revenue
$1.5M
Production Companies
Dimension FilmsCTV InternationalThe Kushner-Locke CompanyCapitol FilmsThreshold EntertainmentEuropean Motion Pictures Productions Ltd
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4.0What could have possessed the "Highlander" himself to participate in this nonsense? Based (very) loosely on the old poem, this tries to modernise the story (it even features tannoy speakers) and give it a contemporary feel - though still using the costumes and weapons of the original time. Our eponymous hero rescues a maiden then takes refuge with Oliver Cotton's "Hrothgar" in his fortress - only for them all to be attacked and brutally picked off by the shape-shifting "Grendel" - a sort of "Puff" the magic dragon type effect with a gravelly voice.... The production and visuals aren't the wors…
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