Die Nibelungen
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Die Nibelungen is a duology of silent fantasy films created by Austrian-American director Fritz Lang in 1924: Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache.
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[edit] Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
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| Directed by | Fritz Lang |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Fritz Lang Thea von Harbou |
| Starring | Paul Richter Margarete Schoen Hanna Ralph Bernhard Goetzke Theodor Loos |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffman Günther Rittau Walter Ruttmann |
| Release date(s) |  February 14, 1924 |
| Running time | 143 min. |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent film German intertitles |
| Followed by | Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache |
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried is a 1924 silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang. It is the first half of his Die Nibelungen (English: The Nibelungs) duology. Die Nibelungen is based upon the Teutonic epic poem Nibelungenlied written around 1200 AD. [1]
[edit] Plot summary
The title character Siegfried, the son of King Siegmund, masters the art of forging a sword at the shop of Mime. On a journey home, Siegfried hears tales of Kriemhild, the princess of Bergundy. En route to Bergundy, Siegfried slays the dragon Fafnir, and bathes in his blood. This makes him invulnerable to attack — except for one spot on his shoulder blade which is missed after it his not touched by the blood after a leaf from a tree falls on it while Siefried bathes. Soon after, the powerful Siegfried encounters and defeats Alberich, King of the Dwarves, and obtains an invisibility cap. After finding the treasure of the dwarfs, Siegfried arrives in Bergundy. Siegfried wins the love of the beautiful princess Kriemhild, but cannot marry her until he finds a way to have Kriemhild's brother, King Gunther, get married to Queen Brunhilde. Siegfied accompanies King Gunther to Iceland. With Siegfried's help, Gunther beats Brunhilde in a battle of strength and the king wins the powerful Brunhilde as his wife, and Siegfried weds Kriemhild. These situations do not appeal to the man-hating Brunhilde, and she plots to have Siegfried killed and makes up lies about him to the King. Gunther's uncle, Hagen Tronje, finds Siegfried's weak spot and pierces it with a spear. After confessing that she made up stories about Siegfried, Brunhilde kills herself.
[edit] Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
| Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache | |
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| Directed by | Fritz Lang |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Fritz Lang Thea von Harbou |
| Starring | Margarete Schoen Rudolf Rittner Hans Adalbert von Schlettow Georg August Koch |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffman Günther Rittau |
| Release date(s) | April 26, 1924 |
| Running time | 143 min. |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent film German intertitles |
| Preceded by | Die Nibelungen: Siegfried |
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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache is a 1924 fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang. It is the second half of his Die Nibelungen series.
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[edit] External links
- Die Nibelungen at Silent Era
- Die Nibelungen: Siegfried at the Internet Movie Database
- Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jeff Krispow (10-91). DIE NIBELUNGEN: SIEGFRIED. http://www.laserrot.com/.+Retrieved on December 7, 2006.
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