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form y separately published work icon Grendel Grendel Grendel single work   film/TV   children's   fantasy  
Adaptation of Grendel John Gardner , 1971 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 Grendel Grendel Grendel
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Film Details - Victorian Film Corporation , 1981

Producers:

Alexander Stitt and Phillip Adam.

Production Companies:

Victorian Film Corporation.

Director of Photography:

John Pollard.

Production Designers:

Alexander Stitt.

Music:

Bruce Smeaton.

Cast:

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), and Julie McKenna (voice).

Release Dates:

9 July 1981 (Australia).

Awards:

  • Nominated for AFI Awards for Best Achievement in Production Design and Best Original Music Score, 1981.
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