Directed By
Sturla Gunnarsson
Written By
Andrew Rai Berzins
Produced By
Paul Stephens
Eric Jordan
Sturla Gunnarsson
Produced By
Jason Piette
Michael Lionello Cowan
Anna María Karlsdóttir
Executive Producers
James Simpson
Peter James
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
James D. Stern
Alex Marshall
Co-Producer
Andrew Rai Berzins
Associate Producer
Douglas E. Hansen
Line Producer
Mark Winemaker
Director of Photography
Jan Kiesser, asc, csc
Production Designer
Árni Páll Jóhannsson
Costume Designer
Debra Hanson
Makeup Effects Designer
Nick Dudman
Original Music Composed By
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Edited By
Jeff Warren
In Order of Appearance
Young Grendel HRINGUR INGVARSSON
Grendel’s Father SPENCER WILDING
Hrothgar STELLAN SKARSGARD
Grendel INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON
Aeschere GUNNAR EYJÓLFSSON
Beowulf GERARD BUTLER
Fisherman PHILIP WHITCHURCH
Thorkel RONAN VIBERT
Breca RORY MCCANN
Hondscioh TONY CURRAN
Thorfinn MARTIN DELANEY
King Hygelac MARK LEWIS
Sea Hag ELVA ÓSK ÓLAFSDÓTTIR
Unferth ÓLAFUR DARRI ÓLAFSSON
Wealhtheow STEINUNN ÓLÍNA THORSTEINSDÓTTIR
Selma SARAH POLLEY
Father Brendan EDDIE MARSAN
Erik GÍSLI ÖRN GARDARSSON
Grímur GUNNAR HANSSON
Selma’s Child BENEDIKT CLAUSEN
Grendel’s Double SPENCER WILDING
Snorri STEINDÓR ANDERSEN
Geat Warrior MATT JOHN EVANS
Geat Warrior JON GUSTAFSSON
Guard THRÖSTUR LEÓ GUNNARSSON
Rock Throwing Kids ARNÓR HÁKONARSSON
THÓRDUR HELGI GUDJÓNSSON
Dead Woman KRISTÍN GUNNARSDOTTIR
Woman’s Child DADI FREYR GUDJÓNSSON
Necrophile ÓLAFUR EGILL ÓLAFSSON
Man HELGI BJÖRNSSON
Produced with the Participation of
Telefilm Canada
The Movie Network
Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
Equinoxe Films
Icelandic New Business Venture Fund
Icelandic Film Centre
Nordic Film & TV Fund
Canadian Television Fund:License Fee Program
Casting Director PAMELA DIXON
U.K. Casting VICKY WILDMAN – BUFFY HALL
Icelandic Casting SIGRÚN SÓL ÓLAFSDÓTTIR
Canadian Casting DEIRDRE BOWEN
1st Assistant Director WENDY ORD
Line Producer STEPHEN TURNBULL
Production Manager LISA GILBERT THOMAS
2nd Unit Director RICK FORSAYETH
2nd Assistant Directors KRISTIE SILLS, GRANT LUCIBELLO, ALINE ROBICHAUD
3rd Assistant Directors SINDRI PÁLL KJARTANSSON, JOEL HAY, JORDANA LIEBERMAN
2nd Unit AD DAVID TEBBY, TADs LINDSAY STEPHENS, EVAN JORDAN, THORANNA DÖGG BJÖRNSDOTTIR
Script Supervisor LINDA GIBSON
B-Camera Operator HALFDÁN THEODÓRSSON
1st Assistant Camera DEAN THOMPSON
2nd Assistant Camera JASON COOP
B-Camera 1st Assistant GODI MÁR GUDBJÖRNSSON
Camera Loader JACOB BARRIE
Camera Trainee SIMON DEGLANVILLE
Steadicam Operator VARDI BJORGÚLFSSON
Still Photographers NICK WALL, TOBY JACOBS, FRIDRIK ÖRN HJALTESTED, JÓNAS ERLENDSSON
Gaffer GARY DENAULT
Best Boys INGVAR STEFÁNSSON, MIKE FLOOD
Electric JAKE GASH
Genny Operator PETER DAVIES
Key Grip CHRISTIAN DRENNAN
Best Boy CHRIS LIVINGSTONE
Grips PAUL CAMERON, BJ MAUDE
Swing Grips ÁSGRIMUR GUDBJARTSSON, FANNAR INGI GUDMUNDSSON, RÍKHARDUR GRÉTAR KOLBEINSSON, GUNNAR SVANUR STEINDÓRSSON
Location Sound Mixer SIMON OKIN
Boom Operator JEREMY LISHMAN
Sound Trainee ÁSA BJÖRG INGIMARSDÓTTIR
Art Director EINAR UNNSTEINSSON
Draftsman THÓRHALLUR THRÁINSSON
Assistant Costume Designer SHEILA FITZPATRICK
Wardrobe Mistress MARIA VALLES, SALLY-GAY MCCANN, ROBYN ROSENBERG
Truck Supervisor DAGBJÖRT GUDMUNDSDÓTTIR
Armourer & Extras ELÍN REYNISDÓTTIR
Wardrobe Buyer SARAH ARMSTRONG
Props Master SIMON MORRISSEY
Props Buyers THORHALLUR THRAINSSON
DOMINIC SMITHERS
Set Decorator LINDA STEFANSDÓTTIR
Set Dressers ANDY KIFF, FROSTI FRIDRIKSSON
Assistant Set Dresser EMILY FRENCH
Key Scenic Painter NICK HOLMES
Scenic Painters UNNUR SVEINSDÓTTIR, AMANDA WADDINGTON
Chief Hair & Makeup Artist DANIEL PARKER
Hair & Makeup Artist LESLEY SMITH
Hair & Makeup Assistants SOPHIE TUCKER, NUALA MCARDLE, PETRONA WINTON, ZOE BROWN, PETRA DÍS MAGNUSDÓTTIR, MARTA DRÖFN BJÖRNSDÓTTIR, KEVIN ALEXANDER, NATALIE REID
Wig Maker CAROL WAUGH
Effects Makeup Supervisor PAUL SPATERI
Effects Makeup Co-ordinator JENNY WEIGHT
Effects Makeup Assistant ANDY COYLE
Fabrication Supervisor VAL JONES
Fabricator CHARLENE SANT
Animatronic Model Designers ANDY HUNT, ESTEBAN MENDOZA
Hair Supervisor SARAH NOLTE
Special Effects Supervisor RICHARD CONWAY
Special Effects Senior Technician MARK WHITE
Special Effects Technician SIMON-ALEXANDER DAVEY
Stunt Co-ordinator PETER PEDRERO
Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator RAY NICHOLAS
Stunt Performers SPENCER WILDING, EGGERT JÓHANNSSON, ROBERTO LOPEZ, RICK ENGLISH, LEVAN DORAN, HELGI INGASON, BRYNJAR ÁGÚSTSSON, TÓMAS RAGNARSSON, BÁRDUR SMÁRASON, MIKE LAMBERT, BERGLIND GUDMUNDSDÓTTIR, LUKE KEARNEY, JASON HUNJAN, DAVID FISHER, CURTIS RIVERS, Stand Ins GÍSLI SIGURDSSON, GUNNAR PÉTURSSON, STEFÁN KJARTANSSON, FRIDRIK J. FRIDRIKSSON, SIGURDUR MAGNÚSSON
Dialect Coach MEL CHURCHER
Storyboard Artist ROBERT LEWIS
Construction Manager JÓN ÓSKAR VALGEIRSSON
Carpenters THORFINNUR KARLSSON, ÁSMUNDUR VERMUNDSSON, UNNDÓR JÓNSSON, ÓLAFUR INGIMUNDARSON, GÍSLI ÖRN REYNISSON
UPM/Location Manager FAHAD FALUR JABALI
Location Manager ÁRNI BENEDIKTSSON
Location PAs ÁSGEIR GUDMUNDSSON, HAUKUR M., ARNTHRÚDUR SIGURDARDÓTTIR
Unit Nurses JÓNÍNA HAUKSDÓTTIR, RAGNA PETURSDÓTTIR
Head Horse Wrangler JENS PÉTUR HÖGNASON
Assistant Horse Wrangler FRIDBJÖRG EGILSDÓTTIR
Animal Handlers THÓRBERGUR BJARNASON, BJÖRN THORBERGSSON, HANNY HEILER, SIGURBJÖRG TRACEY, EINAR EINARSSON
Post-Production Supervisors JOHN HARCOURT, JENNIFER MACLEOD, ANDREAS BAJORHA
Post-Production Co-ordinator ALEXANDRA KOSEVIC
First Assistant Editor MICHELLE SZEMBERG
Sound Effects Editor JANE TATTERSALL
Dialogue Editor BARRY GILMORE
ADR Editor DAVID McCALLUM
First Assistant Sound Editor KATHY CHOI
Re-Recording Mixers LOU SOLAKOFSKI, STEPHAN CARRIER
ADR Recording Engineer SRDJAN KURPJEL
Foley Artist DONNA POWELL
Negative Cutting CATHERINE RANKIN
Grader DAVID REESE
Digital Intermediate FILM EFFECTS INC.
Map Designer LOUISE LUSBY, KEIR LUSBY
Rostrum Camera KEN MORSE
Music Supervisor IVANA JEFTIC
Music Contractor HILARY SKEWES
Chorus Performed by THE SIXTEEN
Orchestra Conducted by HARRY CHRISTOPHERS, BENJAMIN WALLFISCH
Ensemble Leader DAVID JURITZ
Music Recording Engineer GARY THOMAS
Assistant Engineer MAT BARTRAM
Head Accountant NATHALIE LAPORTE
Accountants BRIAN TURLEY, KRISTÍN TRAUSTADÓTTIR,LARA SARGENT
Assistant Accountants LYNNE GREENSHIELDS, SARAH STIFF
Facility Manager JÓN HINRIK GARDARSSON
Transport Co-ordinator ERIK HIRT
Drivers FRIDRIK KINGO ANDERSEN, HÖRDUR LÝDSSON, GUNNAR HEIMISSON, HILMAR THÓR ARNASON, JONA OTTESEN, RAGNAR STEINSSON
Head Chef GYLFI PÉTURSSON
Catering Assistants HELGA B. STEFANSDÓTTIR
MARGRÉT ÁRNADÓTTIR
Production Co-ordinators SUSAN R. JONES, HELGA BRÁ ÁRNADÓTTIR
Assistant Production Co-ordinator MARCIA LEEDER
Travel Co-ordinator VALA VIGGÓSDÓTTIR
Housing Co-ordinator INGA BJÖRK SÓLNES
Office Co-ordinators JENNIFER DYER, CARL BRUNDTLAND
Production Assistant ANNA MARGRÉT HRAUNDAL
Assistant to Mr. Butler HALLGRÍMUR HANSEN
Assistant to Mr. Gunnarsson ÓSK GUNNLAUGSDÓTTIR
Publicists CYNTHIA AMSDEN, ÍSLEIFUR THÓRHALLSSON
Website & EPK Producer JON GUSTAFSSON
Movision Entertainment
Chairman IAN STEEL
Director MARTIN POLLINS
Head of Production Finance KIM BALLARD
Head of Business & Legal Affairs DAVID SEIDEL
Operator CURZON CAPITAL LIMITED
Spice Factory
Head of Development LUCY SHUTTLEWORTH
Films Co-ordinator EMILY KYRIAKIDES
Producer’s Assistant MEL HIDER
Development Assistant SHIRINE BEST
Producer’s PA ELENA MILES
Production Legal Counsel TONY DUARTE
Legal Counsel LEIGHTON LLOYD, HOWARD KENNEDY
TÓMAS THORVALDSSON
JOEY MASTROGIUSEPPE, FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
CAROLYN STAMEGNA, GOODMANS
DOUGLAS HOLLISTON, FILM FINANCES CANADA
ESTELLE OVERS, OSBORNE CLARKE
Production Financing NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
BANK LEUMI
Completion Guarantor FILM FINANCES CANADA
Collection Account Management FINTAGE HOUSE
Insurance JONES BROWN
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA
SJÓVÁ ALMENNAR
Payroll Services ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS
SARGENT DISC
Production Auditors STEVE JOBERNS, AGN SHIPLEYS
RICHARD WARBURTON, KAY & WARBURTON
KPMG
Beowulf Sword Inspired from a Design by J.T. PALIKKO
Armour & Weapons Manufacture VALENTINE ARMOURIES
Costume Rentals ANGELS
Film Stock KODAK
Equipment Rental ICEGRIP
VFG
Production Vehicles NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Car Rental ALP BÍLALEIGA
Shipping FRAKTLAUSNIR EFH
DYNAMIC INTERNATIONAL
O’REILLY DEANE & POWER
Travel ICELANDAIR
Film Laboratories DELUXE LONDON
DELUXE TORONTO
THE LAB
Daily Transfers & Video Post CASABLANCA MAGNETIC NORTH
Picture & Sound Editing Facilities TATTERSALL SOUND & PICTURE
Music Score Recorded at ANGEL RECORDING STUDIOS
ADR Recorded at ZOUND
Special Thanks To
ANNE MACKENZIE, PÁLL MAGNÚSSON, DAVE FORGET, VALGERDUR SVERRISDÓTTIR, ANDY ORCHARD, SARAH RADCLYFFE, JOHN REARDON, BILL GODFREY, JIM STERNBERG, MOIRA HOLMES, SONIA MORRIS, GÍSLI BENEDIKTSSON, GJÖLL EFH., BYGGDASTOFNUN, GUNNAR CARLSSON, EGIL ÖDEGARD, IAN ROBINSON, CLIVE NOAKES, JUDY KOONAR, COCO COWAN, SHARON STEPHENS, TAJ BASUNIA, FAYE JORDAN, MARY-ELLEN CAMPBELL, ROSEMARY SUTCLIFFE, CHARLES KEEPING, JANET & ILMARS BERZINS, LENNOX & THEO CAMPBELL -BERZINS, THE UNKNOWN POET
Developed with the Assistance of
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS ENTERTAINMENT
Produced in Association with
INVICTA CAPITAL
Produced with the Assistance of
THE GOVERNMENT OF ICELAND –
FILM PRODUCTION REIMBURSEMENT SCHEME
THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO –
ONTARIO FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT
A UNITED KINGDOM – CANADA – ICELAND CO-PRODUCTION
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