Die Nibelungen: Siegfried [1924 film]

by Fritz Lang (Director), Thea Von Harbou (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Theodore Loos, Paul Richter, Margarete Schon

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A 1924 film based on the Teutonic saga, The Nibelungenlied, concluding with Kriemhilde's revenge. The story of the knight Siegfried, whose exploits range from slaying a 70 foot dragon to wooing Kriemhilde. His quest for her hand is thwarted when he learns he must find a husband for her sister, a requisite that leads to his downfall.… (more)

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An invincible hero makes a deal for the hand of a princess.

It starts off fairly promising, with fantasy and spectacle and action. But about halfway though the movie that stuff is all dropped, replaced by melodrama.

Concept: C
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: D
Music: B

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.0/4 (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lang, Fritz	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Von Harbou, Thea	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Loos, Theodore	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Richter, Paul	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Schon, Margarete	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried [1924 film]

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1924-02-14

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A 1924 film based on the Teutonic saga, The Nibelungenlied, concluding with Kriemhilde's revenge. The story of the knight Siegfried, whose exploits range from slaying a 70 foot dragon to wooing Kriemhilde. His quest for her hand is thwarted when he learns he must find a husband for her sister, a requisite that leads to his downfall.

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