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August 1981 (USA)
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This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. | Add synopsis »
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2 nominations
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Top Ten Tuesday: Classic Stories That Should Not Be Adapted Again
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Excellent film
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Peter Ustinov | ... | Grendel (voice) |
 | Keith Michell | ... | (voice) |
| Arthur Dignam | ... | (voice) |
| Ed Rosser | ... | (voice) |
| Bobby Bright | ... | (voice) |
| Ric Stone | ... | (voice) |
| Ernie Bourne | ... | (voice) |
| Rho Schepisi | ... | (voice) |
| Colin McEwan | ... | (voice) |
| Alison Bird | ... | (voice) |
| Barry Hill | ... | (voice) |
| Peter Aanensen | ... | (voice) |
| Jack Brown | ... | (voice) |
| Julie McKenna | ... | (voice) |
Directed by | |||
| Alexander Stitt | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Anonymous | epic poem "Beowulf" | |
| John Gardner | novel "Grendel" | |
| Alexander Stitt | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Phillip Adams | .... | producer | |
| Alexander Stitt | .... | producer | |
| Greg Terry | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bruce Smeaton | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John Pollard | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Alexander Stitt | |||
Production Management | |||
| Maggie Geddes | .... | production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Janet Arup | .... | art studio | |
| David Dalgarno | .... | art studio | |
| Marilyn Davies | .... | art studio | |
| Suzan Harris | .... | art studio | |
| Sharon Johnson | .... | art studio | |
| Fiona Mackay | .... | art studio | |
| Christine Neely | .... | art studio | |
| Denis Pryor | .... | art studio | |
| Sally Anne Rozario | .... | art studio | |
Sound Department | |||
| Alf Bean | .... | sound recording supervisor | |
| Graham Owens | .... | sound recording engineer | |
Animation Department | |||
| David Atkinson | .... | animator | |
| Frank Hellard | .... | animation director | |
| Anne Jolliffe | .... | animator | |
| Gus McLaren | .... | animator | |
| Ralph Peverill | .... | animator | |
Music Department | |||
| Bruce Smeaton | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Jon Finlayson | .... | other things | |
| John Humphrey | .... | other things | |
| Peter Jones | .... | other things | |
| Newell Lock | .... | other things | |
| Jill Robb | .... | other things | |
| Greg Tepper | .... | other things | |
| Dennis Tupicoff | .... | other things | |
| Colin Vaughan | .... | other things | |
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- Satori (1981) (USA)
- Melbourne String Quartet, The music participation
- A&M Studios recorded and mixed at
- Alberts additional recording
- Pepper Studios additional recording
- AAV Australia transfers
- Mixdown transfers
- Victorian Film Laboratories processing/matching/printing
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This is a terrific film. Great story and compelling animation all told from the view point of the monster Grendel. There is drama and humor mixed with a retelling of the ancient tale of Beowulf. Grendel becomes a very sympathetic character, his fate tragic. The humans in this story are nowhere near as compassionate as the monster. And it becomes a study in how inhuman man is, especially to himself.
Animation lovers must see this film. I don't know the availability of this film in the states as I haven't seen this for at least 10 years. Nor have I seen this available on VHS. So if you find it, rent it or buy it. It really is that good.