Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924 2h 28m DE

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Synopsis

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Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gertrud Arnold
Queen Ute
Margarete Schön
Kriemhild
Hanna Ralph
Brunhild
Paul Richter
Siegfried
Theodor Loos
King Gunther
Hans Carl Mueller
Gerenot
Erwin Biswanger
Giselher
Bernhard Goetzke
Volker von Alzeÿ

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fritz Lang
Writers: Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Die Nibelungen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fritz Lang, shot by Carl Hoffmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gottfried Huppertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Gertrud Arnold and Margarete Schön and Hanna Ralph carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0015175 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Fritz Lang directs. Carl Hoffmann behind the camera. Gottfried Huppertz scores. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

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1102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Die Nibelungen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Fritz Lang, shot by Carl Hoffmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gottfried Huppertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Gertrud Arnold and Margarete Schön and Hanna Ralph carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0015175 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 9 themes, including "folk hero", "iceland", "nordic mythology", "based on song, poem or rhyme".