Directed by:
Sturla GunnarssonScreenplay:
Andrew Rai BerzinsCinematography:
Jan KiesserComposer:
Hilmar Örn HilmarssonCast:
Gerard Butler, Sarah Polley, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Eddie Marsan, Steindór Andersen, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Egill Ólafsson, Ronan Vibert (more)VOD (2)
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Loosley based on the 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. It tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse hero´s battle with a great and murderous troll. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Gerard Butler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/824/168824976_b8pu51.jpg)
Gerard Butler
UK
Best movies:
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
![Sarah Polley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/765/159765716_23cbba.jpg)
Sarah Polley
Canada
Best movies:
John Adams (2008) (series)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
My Life Without Me (2003)
![Stellan Skarsgård](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/671/163671628_d25108.jpg)
Stellan Skarsgård
Sweden
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
![Ingvar Sigurðsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/404/162404095_aae7f1.jpg)
Ingvar Sigurðsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Devil's Island (1996)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
![Eddie Marsan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409833_ed5fcf.jpg)
Eddie Marsan
UK
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
21 Grams (2003)
The Best of Men (2012) (TV movie)
Steindór Andersen
Best movies:
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Gunnar Eyjólfsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Devil's Island (1996)
The Sea (2002)
101 Reykjavik (2000)
Egill Ólafsson
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Children of Nature (1991)
![Ronan Vibert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/874/160874686_0078a7.jpg)
Ronan Vibert
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
![Rory McCann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281306_34818e.jpg)
Rory McCann
UK
Best movies:
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Ratcatcher (1999)
Sixty Six (2006)
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir
Iceland
Best movies:
Driving Mum (2022)
The Sea (2002)
Brave Men's Blood (2014)
![Ólafur Darri Ólafsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401465_a1def7.jpg)
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
USA
Best movies:
Quarry (2016) (series)
Beautiful Beings (2022)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
![Gísli Örn Garðarsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/384/165384432_0e3ee2.jpg)
Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Children (2006)
Jitters (2010)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
![Helgi Björnsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/614/158614882_39dd70.jpg)
Helgi Björnsson
Best movies:
Remote Control (1992)
Of Horses and Men (2013)
Cold Trail (2006)
![Spencer Wilding](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/869/161869656_0b2caa.jpg)
Spencer Wilding
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Stardust (2007)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
![Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/398/162398603_6d8dfb.jpg)
Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir
Iceland
Best movies:
Cop Secret (2021)
Vultures (2018)
Ikingut (2000)
![Gunnar Hansson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/771/166771508_859750.png)
Gunnar Hansson
Best movies:
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
Parents (2007)
Reverse (2015)
Don Ellione
Iceland
Best movies:
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Philip Whitchurch
UK
Best movies:
The English Patient (1996)
Sharpe's Siege (1996) (TV movie)
Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV movie)
Martin Delaney
UK
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)