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TITLE Nibelungen Die (1924)

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DISABILITY Dwarf

COUNTRY Germany

LENGTH 186

GENRE Epic tragedy

DIRECTOR Fritz Lang

CAST Paul Richter

Margarete Schoen

Hanna Ralph

NOTES Part 1: Siegfried's Death 1924

Part 2: Kriemhild's Revenge 1925



Before he emigrated to America Lang made this epic film of

Prince Siegfried's quest for the hand of Kriemhild. Like any

quest adventure Siegfried must go through a series of testing

rituals. One of these is to get the treasure of the dwarf king of

the Nibelungen.

The composer, Wagner, also based his opera on the same

stories from German mythology. The best known is the 13th

Century epic poem Nibelungenlied.

 


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