Rent Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
4.0 of 5 from 71 ratings
2h 11min
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- Synopsis:
Perhaps the most stately of Fritz Lang's two-part epics, the five-hour Die Nibelungen (The Nibelungen) is a courageous and hallucinatory work, a film in which every single shot might alone endure as an exemplar of visual art. Its extraordinary set-pieces, archetypal themes, and unrestrained ambition have proven an inspiration for nearly every fantasy cycle that has emerged on-screen since - from 'Star Wars' to 'The Lord of the Rings'. In Part Two, "Kriemhilds Rache (Kriemhild's Revenge)", Siegfried's widow travels to the remote land of the Huns to wed the monstrous Attila, and thereby enlist his forces in an act of vengeance that culminates in massacre, conflagration, and, under the auspices of Lang, one of the most exhilarating and terrifying end-sequences in all of cinema. Adapted from the myth that served as the basis for Wagner's Ring cycle (though not an adaptation of the operas themselves), Lang's picture employs its own counterpoint through a systematic, viral series of deranged geometrical patterns and the arresting, kabuki-like quality of the actors' performances. The result is a film of startling expressionistic power, and a summit of Fritz Lang's artistry. - Actors:
- Margarete Schön, Gertrud Arnold, Theodor Loos, Hans Carl Mueller, Erwin Biswanger, Bernhard Goetzke, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Hardy von Francois, Yuri Yurovsky, Iris Roberts, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Georg John, Hubert Heinrich, Rudolf Rittner, Annie Röttgen, Fritz Alberti, Georg August Koch, Grete Berger, Hanna Ralph
- Directors:
- Fritz Lang
- Producers:
- Erich Pommer
- Writers:
- Thea von Harbou
- Aka:
- Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- 100 Years of German Expressionism, A History of The Classical World In Cinema, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, Film History, Masters of Cinema, Remembering Julian Sands and Frederic Forrest, A Brief History of Film..., The Last Laugh: The Film That Changed Cinema, Top Films
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/10/2012
- Run Time:
- 131 minutes
- Languages:
- German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German LPCM Stereo, Silent
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New adaptation and recording of Gottfried Huppertz's score
- New 72-minute documentary on the restoration of the film
