The Art of Written Works
by rosanadgs | created - 21 Nov 2011 | updated - 21 Nov 2011 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Beowulf (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Robin Wright
Votes: 174,196 | Gross: $82.16M
2. Beowulf (1999)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a besieged land, Beowulf must battle against the hideous creature Grendel and his vengeance seeking mother.
Director: Graham Baker | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, Oliver Cotton, Götz Otto
Votes: 12,570
3. Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998 TV Movie)
27 min | Animation, Family
Swords fly as Beowulf battles the evil Grendel in this exciting animated adaptation of the epic poem.
Director: Yuri Kulakov | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Joseph Fiennes, Timothy West, Anna Calder-Marshall
Votes: 219
4. The Epic of Gilgamesh (2009)
8 min | Short, Fantasy
Director: Paul R. Shepherd | Stars: Jakob Bokulich, Scott Crawford, Paul Cuneo, Susan James
Votes: 13
5. The Odyssey (1997)
PG-13 | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.
Stars: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters
Votes: 16,107
6. Troy (2004)
R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Julian Glover
Votes: 570,899 | Gross: $133.38M
8. A Divina Comédia (1991)
140 min | Drama
Patients in a mental institution see themselves as Adam and Eve, Sonia and Raskolnikov, a Philosopher and a Prophet, Alyosha and Ivan Karamazov, Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary and St Teresa of Avila.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Miguel Cintra, Mário Viegas
Votes: 504
9. Dante: The Divine Comedy (2002 Video)
50 min | Documentary
An introduction to the greatest work of medieval literature, which draws upon new dramatic filmed sequences, contemporary images and the work of artists inspired by Dante's epic voyage of ... See full summary »
Votes: 28
10. Don Quijote de la Mancha (1979–1980)
26 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Don Quixote was first published in 1605 and it's continuation in a second part was published in 1615. Our Feature films adapt faithfully both parts: First part is contained in this Feature ... See full summary »
Stars: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Antonio Ferrandis, Rafael de Penagos, Luis Varela
Votes: 218
11. Faust (1926)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard
Votes: 16,641
12. Die Braut (1999)
112 min | Biography, Drama
The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and fiery passion. They lived together for ... See full summary »
Director: Egon Günther | Stars: Veronica Ferres, Herbert Knaup, Sibylle Canonica, Franziska Herold
Votes: 171
13. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II (2001 TV Movie)
1,320 min | Drama
TV broadcast of a performance of the Faust-Ensemble at the Arena in Berlin, 2000.
Director: Thomas Grimm | Stars: Rolf Boysen, Bruno Ganz, Stephan Baumecker, Dorothee Hartinger
Votes: 47
14. Don Carlos (1996 TV Movie)
213 min | Drama, Music
Director: Yves-André Hubert | Stars: José van Dam, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Karita Mattila
Votes: 39
15. Little Dorrit (2008)
TV-PG | 34 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 10,495
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