Beowulf

Resource Information

The work Beowulf represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lacon Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Beowulf

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Shangri-La Entertainment ; an ImageMovers production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; directed by Robert Zemeckis ; screenplay by Neil Gaiman & Roger Avary ; produced by Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke

Creator

• Beowulf (Motion picture : 2007)

Contributor

• Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
• Jolie, Angelina, 1975-
• Glover, Crispin
• Lohman, Alison, 1979-
• Gleeson, Brendan
• Malkovich, John
• Presley, Robert
• Gaiman, Neil
• Rapke, Jack
• Coppola, Chris
• Roché, Sebastian
• Avary, Roger
• Silvestri, Alan
• Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc
• Starkey, Steve
• Shangri-La Entertainment (Firm)
• Winstone, Ray, 1957-
• Wright, Robin, 1966-
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
• ImageMovers (Firm)

Actor

• Roché, Sebastian
• Coppola, Chris
• Jolie, Angelina, 1975-
• Winstone, Ray, 1957-
• Gleeson, Brendan
• Malkovich, John
• Glover, Crispin
• Lohman, Alison, 1979-
• Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
• Wright, Robin, 1966-

Composer

• Silvestri, Alan

Film director

• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-

Film producer

• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-
• Starkey, Steve
• Rapke, Jack

Screenwriter

• Gaiman, Neil
• Avary, Roger

Subject

• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Grendel, (Monster)
• Grendel, (Monster) -- Drama
• Heroes
• Heroes -- Drama
• Mothers
• Mothers -- Drama
• Science fiction -- Animation | Feature
• Science fiction films
• 450-1100
• Action and adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Adventure -- Animation | Feature
• Adventure films
• Battles
• Battles -- Drama
• Beowulf -- Film adaptations
• Beowulf, King of the Geats
• Beowulf
• Beowulf, King of the Geats -- Drama
• Demonology
• Demonology -- Drama
• Drama
• English poetry
• English poetry -- Old English
• English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Modernized versions | Film adaptations
• Epic poetry, English (Old)
• Epic poetry, English (Old) -- Film adaptations
• Fantasy -- Animation | Feature
• Fantasy films
• Fantasy films
• Fantasy films
• Feature films

Genre

• Feature films
• Action and adventure films
• Adventure
• Adventure films
• Drama
• Fantasy
• Fantasy films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Modernized versions
• Science fiction
• Science fiction films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

This is not your high school teacher's Old English epic poem, but something palpably of this century. In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf, to aid King Hrothgar by slaying the monster Grendel. The troubled Danish kingdom has been bedeviled by the demon for years, but in killing him, Beowulf incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother. After killing her, Beowulf returns to the castle and becomes king. Years pass, and all seems well. Is the age of demons finally over? Before he dies, however, Beowulf must face his past weakness and expiate his sins--if his kingdom is to survive

Member of

• Beowulf

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Director of photography, Robert Presley ; editor, Jeremiah O'Driscoll ; original songs by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri ; music score composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri ; senior visual effects supervisor, Jerome Chen ; production designer, Doug Chiang ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci ; imagery and animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material, and nudity
• Canadian home video rating: 14A
• MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material, and nudity

Language note

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.B47 2008

PerformerNote

Ray Winstone (Beowulf), Anthony Hopkins (Hrothgar), John Malkovich (Unferth), Robin Wright Penn (Wealthow), Brendan Gleeson (Wiglaf), Crispin Glover (Grendel), Alison Lohman (Ursula), Angelina Jolie (Grendel's mother), Chris Coppola (Olaf), Sebastian Roche (Wulfgar)

Runtime

114

Technique

other