Michael Wood on Beowulf
Michael Wood on Beowulf is a Documentary / History / Fantasy film directed by Arif Nurmohamed, starring Michael Wood, Julian Glover.
DocumentaryHistoryFantasy
Overview
Historian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf and drawing on other Anglo-Saxon classics, he traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages. Travelling across the British Isles from East Anglia to Scotland and with the help of Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, actor Julian Glover, local historians and enthusiasts, he brings the story and language of this iconic poem to life.
Cast
Michael Wood, Julian Glover
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What is "Michael Wood on Beowulf" about?
Historian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf and drawing on other Anglo-Saxon classics, he traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages. Travelling across the British Isles from East Anglia to Scotland and with the help of Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, actor Julian Glover, local historians and enthusiasts, he brings the story and language of this iconic poem to life.
Who stars in "Michael Wood on Beowulf"?
The cast includes Michael Wood, Julian Glover.
