| Description |
2 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Contents |
Footage of F. Lang on the set ; Production design & special effects sketches by E. Kettelhut ; Comparison of the dragon-slaying scenes from "Siegfried" and "The thief of Bagdad" ; Essay by Jan-Christopher Horak ; New and improved English title translation by Ingrid Scheib Rothbart |
| Summary |
In part one, Siegfried wins the hand of Kriemhilde by slaying the dragon and defeating Brunhilde. When Brunhilde learns that magic has been used to conquer her, she has Siegfried murdered. In part two, Kriemhilde seeks revenge for Siegfried's death and marries Attila, king of the Huns, in order to further her purpose. |
| Notes |
Disc 1 : Siegfried |
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Disc 2 : Kriemhild's revenge |
| Credits |
Photography by Carl Hoffman, Gunther Rittau. |
| Performer |
Paul Richter ; Margarete Schön ; Hanna Ralph ; Theodor Loos ; Hans Adalbert Schlettow ; Rudolf Klein-Rogge [and others] |
| Subject |
Motion pictures, German
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Siegfried (Legendary character) -- Drama
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Kriemhild (Legendary character) -- Drama
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| Author |
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976
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Harbou, Thea von
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Rittau, Gunther
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Hoffman, Carl
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Huppertz, Gottfried
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