Based on the epic poem Beowulf.

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2007.

Special feature: A hero's journey: the making of Beowulf [featurette] (24 min.); Previews (7 min.).

Director of photography, Robert Presley ; editor, Jeremiah O'Driscoll ; original songs by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri ; music score composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri ; senior visual effects supervisor, Jerome Chen ; production designer, Doug Chiang ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci ; imagery and animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc.

Ray Winstone (Beowulf), Anthony Hopkins (Hrothgar), John Malkovich (Unferth), Robin Wright Penn (Wealthow), Brendan Gleeson (Wiglaf), Crispin Glover (Grendel), Alison Lohman (Ursula), Angelina Jolie (Grendel's mother).

This is not your high school teacher's Old English epic poem, but something palpably of this century. In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf, to aid King Hrothgar by slaying the monster Grendel. The troubled Danish kingdom has been bedeviled by the demon for years, but in killing him, Beowulf incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother. After killing her, Beowulf returns to the castle and becomes king. Years pass, and all seems well. Is the age of demons finally over? Before he dies, however, Beowulf must face his past weakness and expiate his sins--if his kingdom is to survive.

MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material, and nudity.

Canadian home video rating: 14A.

DVD, Region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 2.35:1); enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1 (all languages).

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English.