Grendel (film)

Infobox Film
name = Grendel


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director = Nick Lyon
producer = Jeffery Beach Phillip J. Roth
writer = Ron Fernandez
starring = Chris Bruno Ben Cross Marina Sirtis
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editing = Matt Michael
distributor = Sci Fi Channel
released = January 13, 2007
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country = USA
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language = English
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imdb_id = 0845463

"Grendel" is a 2007 film directed by Nick Lyon that is 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 [http://www.scifi.com/grendel] .

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 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.
*They made Unferth a prince and a son of King Hrothgar.

Cast

* Beowulf: Chris Bruno
* King Hrothgar: Ben Cross
* Queen Wealhtheow: Marina Sirtis
* Finn: Chuck Hittinger
* Unferth: Michael J. (Jack) Minor
* Ingrid: Alexis Peters

External links

* [http://www.scifi.com/grendel/ Official "Grendel" page on Scifi.com - includes teaser film clip]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0845463/ "Grendel" page at IMDB]
* [http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/Grendel_%28Movie%2C_2007%29 Scifipedia's entry on "Grendel"]