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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924 2h 9m DE
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★7.6TMDB · 126
AdventureDramaFantasy
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When Kriemhild, thirsty for revenge, marries to Etzel, king of the Huns, she invites King Gunther and his court to visit them, intending to finally take the life of the man responsible of her disgrace.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Fritz Lang
Writers
Thea von Harbou
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 Günther Rittau. 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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Margarete Schön and Gertrud Arnold and Theodor Loos carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0015174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 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 Günther Rittau. 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.
  • 5Margarete Schön and Gertrud Arnold and Theodor Loos carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0015174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Classified under 9 themes, including "nordic mythology", "attila", "huns", "based on song, poem or rhyme".

The technical file

Cinematography
Günther Rittau
Original score
Gottfried Huppertz
Makeup / hair
Otto Genath
Runtime
129 min · 2h 9m
Status
Released
Original language
DE

Part of

Die Nibelungen Collection

“Die Nibelungen” is a series of two silent films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924: “Siegfried” and “Kriemhild's Revenge.”

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Fritz Lang

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Production companies

Who made it

  • UFA

    UFA

    DE

  • DE

    Decla-Bioscop

    DE

Key crew

  • Set DesignerEdgar G. Ulmer
  • Art DirectionOtto Hunte
  • Set DecorationKarl Vollbrecht
  • Set DecorationErich Kettelhut
  • ProducerErich Pommer
  • Makeup DesignerOtto Genath
  • Property MasterHeinrich Umlauff
  • Costume DesignerPaul Gerd Guderian

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • nordic mythology
  • attila
  • huns
  • based on song, poem or rhyme
  • silent film
  • based on myths, legends or folklore
  • burgundy
  • 5th century
  • german mythology

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1928-10-15

Also known as

International titles

  • The Nibelungs: Kriemhild's RevengeUS
  • Die Nibelungen. 2. Teil: Kriemhilds RacheDE
  • Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's RevengeGB
  • Los nibelungos (2ª parte): La venganza de KrimildaES
  • ニーベルンゲン:クリームヒルトの復讐JP
  • ニーベルンゲン 第2部 クリームヒルトの復讐JP

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