Die Nibelungen /

"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 (Margarete Schoen), Siegfried (Paul Richter) must win a bride for her brother, King Gunther (Theodor Loos)"--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Nibelungen : Siegfried (Motion picture : 1924).
Corporate Authors:	Transit Film, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Decla-Bioscop (Firm), UFA (Firm), Munich Film Archive, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976, Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954, Arnold, Gertrud, 1873-1931, Schoen, Margarete, 1895-1985, Ralph, Hanna, 1885-1978, Richter, Paul, 1895-1961, Loos, Theodor, 1883-1954, Mueller, Hans Carl, Biswanger, Erwin, 1896-, Goetzke, Bernhard, 1884-1964, Schlettow, Hans von, 1888-1945, Francois, Hardy von, John, Georg, 1879-1934, Richard, Frieda, 1873-1946, Jurowski, Georg, Roberts, Iris, 1911-, Klein-Rogge, Rudolf, Heinrich, Hubert, Rittner, Rudolf, 1869-1943, Roettgen, Aenne, Alberti, Fritz, 1877-1954, Koch, Georg August
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German English
Language Notes:	Silent film with English credits and intertitles and orchestral score.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2002]
Edition:	RSDL dual-layer ed.
Subjects:	Silent films. Siegfried > (Legendary character) > Drama. Kriemhild > (Legendary character) > Drama. Siegfried (Legendär Charakter) > Drama Fantasy films. Action and adventure films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, German. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	"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 (Margarete Schoen), Siegfried (Paul Richter) must win a bride for her brother, King Gunther (Theodor Loos)"--Container. "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"--Container.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a 2-part silent motion picture in 1924. Based on the 12th-century epic poem Die Nibelungenlied. A foreign film (Germany). Aspect ratio 1.33:1 (full-frame). Special features (disc 1). Footage of Fritz Lang on the set -- Production design and special effects sketches by Erich Kettelhut (intercut with scenes from the films) -- Comparison of the dragon-slaying scenes from Siegfried and The thief of Baghdad (1924) -- Photo gallery, including rare behind-the-scenes images -- About the master -- Essay by film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Camera, Carl Hoffmann, Gunther Rittau ; sets, Otto Hunte ; costumes, Paul Gerd Guderian ; makeup, Otto Genath ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; new and improved English title translation by Ingrid Scheib Rothbart ; original 1924 score by Gottfried Huppertz, performed by the Munich Radio Orchestra ; restored by the Munich Film Archive. Kriemhild's revenge: costumes and props for the Huns, Heinrich Umlauff.