Beowulf

2007 film by Robert Zemeckis
Movie film Q644933
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Summary

Beowulf is a film[1]. Beowulf ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,780 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Robert Zemeckis[3]
  • Screenwriter: Neil Gaiman[4], Roger Avary[5]
  • Composer: Alan Silvestri[6]
  • Genre: fantasy film[7], adventure film[8], action film[9], drama film[10], film based on book[11], medieval film[12], sword and sorcery film[13]
  • Based on: Beowulf[14]
  • Cast member: Ray Winstone[15], Anthony Hopkins[16], John Malkovich[17], Robin Wright[18], Angelina Jolie[19], Brendan Gleeson[20], Crispin Glover[21], Alison Lohman[22], Costas Mandylor[23], Charlotte Salt[24], Dominic Keating[25], Greg Ellis[26], Nick Jameson[27], Sebastian Roché[28]
  • Producer: Robert Zemeckis[29], Jack Rapke[30], Steve Starkey[31]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[32], ImageMovers[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[35], video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 6.5/10[37], 71%[38], 59/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: November 15, 2007[42], January 1, 2007[43]
  • Characters: Beowulf[44], Grendel[45], Grendel's mother[46], Hrothgar[47], Unferð[48], Wiglaf[49], Wealhþeow[50], Wermund[51], Eofor[52], Yrsa[53], Finn[54]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[55], Netflix[56]
  • Narrative location: Denmark[57]
  • Official website: http://www.beowulfmovie.com/[58]
  • Executive producer: Neil Gaiman[59]
  • Title: Beowulf[60]
  • Has characteristic: 3D film[61]
  • Different from: Beowulf[62]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[63]
  • Duration: 113 minutes[64]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[65]

Why It Matters

Beowulf has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Beowulf is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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