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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :- simply great, 22 May 2002 Author: liderc from Austria
This is a great movie. Great directing, photography, score, script (I really liked the way they worked some of the older Nibelungenstories like the Thidreksaga and the Völsungsaga into it), and acting (Karin Dor is great as Brünhild, the actress playing Kriemhild is *awesome*, and Etzel is great, too). Most reviews of the Fritz Lang movies say that these two movies are crap, but they are not, whoever says this hasn't watched them! But avoid the movie "Das Schwert der Nibelungen" aka "Those whom the Gods wish to destroy" (or something like this), they just cut together the two parts ("Siegfried" and "Kriemhilds Rache") to one single movie. And if you are fond of the score, get the 2-CD release by Cobra Records of the nearly complete score for the first and the second part.
Epic based about the Germanic myth, 16 July 2005 Author: ma-cortes
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The film narrates upon Siegfried hero who knows the location where finds stashed the treasure of the Nibelungos that's protected by a dwarfs.He'll must guard it and confronting many dangers and risks but a bath in dragon's blood(exception a body part where falls one leaf) will become him invulnerable vanquishing every enemies after varied battles.But Hagen kills to Siegfried and drops the gold on the Rhin.Brunilda dies and krimilda(Siegfried'lover)will be born a son who is also murdered and then she is married with Atila.Her brothers are invited by Atila to his luxurious palace where'll be developed an epic final battle.Atila is a principal personage movie,he invaded Germany and Galia(France)but was defeated by Aecio in Catalaunicos fields(452).He died suddenly in the wedding night.It has recently discovered a treasure near of Haelsinburg(Sweden)that's called the Atila gold and can be the legendary Nibelungos treasure. The Nibelungos is based on Germanic legends even Richard Wagner made an operas about the deeds,Gold of Rhin,Walkirias cavalcade,the ring of Nibelungos.Besides inspired to JRR Tolkien and his Lord of Rings. In the film appears Terence Hill(Mario Girotti)before of duo with Bud Spencer and previously of becoming in spaghetti western hero. Karin Dor(director's wife Harald Reilm) is attractive and enjoyable. There is a modern adaptation for television with Alicia Witt,Kristana Loken and directed by Uli Lommel of moderated success,the classic mute version is directed by Fritz Lang and is better considered. Rating:Good,Well worth seeing.
Titles, 9 June 2005 Author: Valton von Tempski-Silka from Brazil
The picture wasn't shown for a long time in Brazil, by the end of the 60's, but only for a curiosity, the title was translated to "Are the gods dead??", with quotation mark.Herbert Lom was a very known actor and European pictures were (and still are) extremely rare on Brazilian screens, whose exhibitions contemplated mostly American movies.As for the translation of the title, it represented a cultural expression of that time, by insinuating that the "pagan saga" remained within "german" culture, and their influences would persist latent and dangerous, those "gods" were still alive.
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