Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part German series of silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924, consisting of Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge.
Plot
The title character Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, masters the art of forging a sword at the shop of Mime. Siegfried hears the tales of the kingdom of Burgundy, the kings who rule there, as well as of Kriemhild, the princess of Burgundy. Siegfried announces he wants to win her hand in marriage, much to the amusement of the smiths. Siegfried demands to be told the way. Mime, who is envious of Siegfried's skill as a swordsmith, claims there is a shortcut to Burgundy through the Wood of Woden, wherein dwell all kinds of dangerous creatures. Siegfried encounters a dragon, and deviates from his path to slay it. He touches its hot, yellow blood and suddenly understands the language of the birds, who instruct him to bathe in the dragon's blood in order to become invincible – except for one spot on his shoulder blade, covered by a falling lime (linden) leaf.
More details
| author | Fritz Lang Thea von Harbou |
|---|---|
| director | Fritz Lang |
| genre | adventure fantasy horror |
| keywords | alberich attack attila beautiful princess begin behead brunhild claim dead brother dead husband dragon drink dwarf etzel fall force gunther hagen hagen of tronje hear hiding place kill king gunther kriemhild ortlieb other man rüdiger von bechelaren sew siegfried sigurd smith spring steal the king volker of alzey volker von alzey wedding night |
| musicBy | Gottfried Huppertz |
| producer | Erich Pommer |
| productionCompany | Decla-Bioscop |
| publisher | Universum Film AG |
| theme | epic |