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Beowulf (1999)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:0
Rotten:5
Average Rating:3.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Beowulf (Christopher Lambert) is a wandering warrior who happens upon The Outpost, a fortress under siege from the mysterious monster Grendel. Beowulf offers his services and manages to actually... Beowulf (Christopher Lambert) is a wandering warrior who happens upon The Outpost, a fortress under siege from the mysterious monster Grendel. Beowulf offers his services and manages to actually wound the beast, but he hides a secret that may prove as dangerous as the monster itself. A post-apocalyptic sci-fi adaptaion of the medieval Anglo-Saxon legend. Filmed in Romania. [More]
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, Patricia Velasquez, Roger Sloman
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, Patricia Velasquez, Roger Sloman, Oliver Cotton, Gotz Otto, Layla Roberts
Director: Graham Baker
Director: Graham Baker
Screenwriter: Mark Leahy, David Chappe
Producer: Gregory Cascante, Lawrence Kasanoff, Donald Kushner
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Oct 17, 2000
Reviews for Beowulf
[Beowful is] a bizarre hybrid, as strange (if not quite as ghastly) as the half-human, half-demon Grendel that haunts the first act.
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