Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)

Directors

Alex Stitt

Cast

Peter Ustinov

The story

Initially narrated by the titular character through a flashback, Grendel (Peter Ustinov), the "Great Boogey", recounts how he first left his cave as a child and encountered the Danish King Hrothgar (Ed Rosser) and his thegns. After being rescued by his mother, Grendel ponders over the similarities he shares with the Danes, yet laments on their not being able to understand his language. He watches as Hrothgar's power and wealth grows, disgusted at his excesses and the royal Shaper's (Keith Michell) revisions of history that present the king's underhanded and brutal achievements as glorious victories.

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