Die Nibelungen (1966)

Original title

Die Nibelungen, Teil 1: Siegfried

Directed by

Harald Reinl

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

6

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This two-part West German film retells the medieval saga of Siegfried and Kriemhild. Siegfried, a legendary hero, slays a dragon and wins the hand of Kriemhild, setting off a chain of betrayal and revenge among the Burgundian court.

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What happens

Die Nibelungen is a 1966/1967 West German fantasy film released in two parts, Siegfried von Xanten and Kriemhilds Rache (Kriemhild's Revenge). It was directed by Harald Reinl and produced by Artur Brauner. Die Nibelungen starred Uwe Beyer, Karin Dor and Herbert Lom. The two films were a remake of Fritz Lang's 1924 silent classic Die Nibelungen, which was in turn based on the epic poem the Nibelungenlied. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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