The Beast (1986 film)

{{short description|1986 film}}

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| name = The Beast

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| director = Hilmar Oddsson

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| writer = Hilmar Oddsson

| starring = Edda Heiðrún Backman

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| released = {{Film date|1986|3|22|df=yes}}

| runtime = 97 minutes

| country = Iceland

| language = Icelandic

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The Beast ({{langx|is|Eins og skepnan deyr}}) is a 1986 Icelandic drama film directed by Hilmar Oddsson.{{cite web |url=http://www.icelandicfilmcentre.is/Icelandic-Films/Features/moreicelandicfilms/nr/1859 |title=The Beast |access-date=11 October 2014 |work=Icelandic Film Centre}} The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences