Paul Richter, Margarete Schön, Theodor Loos, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Hannah Ralph, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Georg John. Originally released as motion pictures in 1924 and 1925. Based on the epic poem Die Nibelungenlied. "This photochemical restoration is derived from incomplete camera negatives. Missing parts were supplemented with various dupe negatives and surviving distribution prints." "Kino Classics"--Container. "Special features: New restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung; original 1924 score by Gottfried Huppertz, presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo; 'The legacy of Die Nibelungen,' a 68-minute documentary on the making and restoration of the film, produced by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, in cooperation with Filmmuseum Potsdam, a film by Guido Altendorf and Anke Wilkening; newsreel footage of Fritz Long on the set of De Nibelungen"--Container.
Siegfried establishes larger-than-life heroic characters who are defined by tests of valor and rigid codes of honor. In order to win the hand of Kriemhild, Siegfried must win a bride for her brother, King Gunther. Kriemhild's Revenge begins after the death of Siegfried, and weaves the treacherous tale of his widow's ungodly vengeance upon his murderers. The noble qualities of the first film become liabilities in the second, as the blood oaths and vows of loyalty bring about a maelstrom of violence that results in the slaughter of entire armies.
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