Director: Graham Baker
Notable Cast: Christopher Lambert
Set in a dystopian future rather than the past, this adaptation makes many changes to the poem’s story. The dragon is cut altogether.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Notable Cast: Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård
This adaptation, filmed in Iceland, is faithful to
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Notable Cast: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie
Probably the most faithful of the poem’s screen adaptations, Zemeckis’ film nevertheless makes many changes. Beowulf has sex with Grendel’s mother, and the Dragon is their offspring.