Beowulf (2007)

Max Schreck as Graf Orlok in "Nosferatu" (1922)

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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror." This 1922 classic of cinema based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (but with names changed) directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schrek in one of films most famous and frightening make-up jobs.

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Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Nov 15, 2007

Running Time: 114 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Brendan Gleeson, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Robin Wright Penn, Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, Charlotte Salt, Rik Young

director: Robert Zemeckis

Beowulf Film Still Ray Winstone Anthony Hopkins

Beowulf Film Still Ray Winstone Robin Wright Penn

In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.

Unlike director Robert Zemeckis' previous animated family-friendly efforts, such as The Polar Express, the violent Beowulf is definitely NOT for the younger set--or the faint of heart. But then again, age-old epic poems seldom are.

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Watching Beowulf, you might think, "Yeah, I've seen all this stuff before," but then you realize this was the one story that ruled them all. Once again using his unique motion-capture technology, Zemeckis, along with screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary,…

PETER TRAVERS - November 15, 2007

I expected the film version of the epically tedious Old English poem to be a craptacular. Director Robert Zemeckis used the same motion-capture process in 2004's The Polar Express and turned live actors into digital humans who looked invaded by body snatchers. Boy, have things changed. The eighth-century Beowulf, goosed into twenty-first-century life by a screenplay from sci-fi guru Neil Gaiman and Pulp Fiction's Roger Avary, will have you jumping out of your skin and begging for more. Be sure…