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Beowulf / Title on container spine: Benjamin Bagby's Beowulf Jon Aaron and Charlie Morrow present Benjamin Bagby ; produced by Charles Morrow Productions LLC ; director, Stellan Olsson ; producers, Rie Koko & Jon Aaron ; libretto & subtitles, Maija-Leena Remes. - Widescreen. - 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Special features: Round table discussion (with Beowulf scholars John Miles Foley, Thomas Cable, and Mark Amodio); Benjamin Bagby discusses the music & instrument.

Director of photography, Mats Harryson; editors, Rie Koko, Max Ganholt, Mats Harryson, Shanna Maurizi, Francesco Caporusso. Director of photography, Mats Harryson; editors, Rie Koko, Max Ganholt, Mats Harryson, Shanna Maurizi, Francesco Caporusso.

Voice and Anglo-Saxon harp, Benjamin Bagby.

Recorded live at Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden, January 2006.

A dramatic presentation of part I (lines 1-1062) of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.


DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 2.0 Dolby digital.


Sung in Old English with optional modern English subtitles.

Standard No.: 857692005307

Subjects--Personal Names:
Beowulf, King of the Geats --Drama.
Grendel (Monster) --Drama.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Heroes--Drama.
Monsters--Drama.
Monologues with music (Harp)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Scandinavia--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Dramatic monologues (Poetry)
Filmed performances.