Outlander (film)

Not to be confused with Outland (film) or Outlander (TV series).
Outlander
Promotional release poster
Directed byHoward McCain
Written byDirk Blackman
Howard McCain
Produced byChris Roberts
Barrie M. Osborne
John Schimmel
StarringJim Caviezel
Sophia Myles
Jack Huston
with Ron Perlman
and John Hurt
CinematographyPierre Gill
Edited byDavid Dodson
Music byGeoff Zanelli
Production
companies
Virtual Studios[1]
Ascendant Pictures
Rising Star Productions
VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & Co. KG
Distributed byThird Rail Releasing (United States)[2][1]
Release dates
  • July 11, 2008 (2008-07-11) (Latvia)
  • January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) (U.S.)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Germany
France
Czech Republic
LanguagesEnglish
Icelandic
Latin
Budget$47 million[3]
Box office$7,033,683[2]

Outlander is a 2008 action film[4] written and directed by Howard McCain, starring Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, and Ron Perlman. The plot is loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, adapted to a science fiction backstory involving a spaceship crashing in Iron Age Norway. The film grossed US$7 million compared to a budget estimated at $47 million.

  1. ^ a b "Outlander (2009) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Outlander (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (2008-02-22). "Wild Bunch corrals diverse slate". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. ^ "Outlander". British Board of Film Classification.