Die Nibelungen - part I

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, feature film, Germany, 1924

DIRECTED BY: Fritz Lang

Die Nibelungen - part I

CAST:
Margarete Schön (Kriemhild),
Hanna Ralph (Brunhild),
Paul Richter (Siegfried),
Theodor Loos (kralj Gunther),
Hans Adalbert Schlettow (Hagen Tronje)

SCRIPT:
Fritz Lang,
Thea von Harbou

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Carl Hoffmann,
Günther Rittau,
Walter Ruttmann

Synopsis:
Siegfried, son of the king Sigmund, hears gossip about the beautiful princess Kriemhild, king of Worms Gunther’s sister, and decides to meet her. On the way, Sigmund kills a dragon and finds treasure. Soon, Gunther promises Siegfried Kriemhild’s hand if he helps him seduce queen of Iceland Brunhild. They manage to accomplish this but only thanks to a trick that leads to tragic events.

b/w, silent, 150'

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