One of the greatest artistic and technical achievements of the german silent cinema, fritz. Siegfried, son of king sigmund, hears of the beautiful sister of gunter, king of worms. Ive seen over 100 silent films of the 1920s decade, this is one of the most. Siegfried ass en daitschjugoslawesche film vum harald reinl aus dem joer 1967 em wat geet et am film. Siegfried, son of king siegmund of xanten, travels to worms. Siegfried on his way to worms to see king gunther slays a dragon and bathes in its blood, thus becoming invulnerable except for small spot between his shoulders. Siegfried 1924 08231925 us adventure, drama, fantasy 2h 28m user score. But because brunhild is cursing kriemhild, she tells her what. When hagen reveals that no one now knows the location of the treasure. The same impossible chest wound is shown later to be the one bleeding. Myth, murder, and revenge fueled by honor, deceit, and betrayal foreshadow a bloody and tragic end in fritz langs two films siegfried 1924. He helps gunther to win krimhild, a mask that makes him invisible.
The special effects and cinematography were really impressive and stunning, especially the dragon effect. Siegfried, 1924, directed by fritz lang, with paul richter, gertrud arnold, hanna ralph, at turner classic movies. Siegfried slays the beast and bathes in its blood, thus becoming invulnerable except for small spot between his shoulders. Siegfried, son of king sigmund, hears of the beautiful sister of gunter, king of worms, kriemhild. It was directed by harald reinl and produced by artur brauner. Siegfried then retrieves the treasure of the nibelungen, arrives in worms as a hero, and woes kriemhild.
Still photographs from the 1924 motion picture siegfried, the first part. Siegfried online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in german. In part one, siegfried, the films eponymous hero acquires the power of invincibility after slaying a dragon and bathing in the creatures blood. Young siegfried was trained be master mime and is already a skilled armourer, when he travels to worms to see king gunther and the king. On his way to worms, he kills a dragon and finds a treasure, the hort. With paul richter, margarete schon, theodor loos, gertrud arnold. Siegfried siegfrieds death dec 11, 20 if you like the lord of the rings trilogy, you may want to check out this german silent fantasy epic. Siegfrieds tod deutschland 1924 drama fantasy lang selbst erklarte zum stilprinzip seiner nibelungen.
Siegfried, son of king siegmund of xanten, travels to worms, capital of the burgundian kingdom, to ask king gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful kriemhild. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1966 movies 1966. Fritz lang who directed metropolis also directed it and his works for this movie really impressed me. Siegfried 1924 german fantasy film directed by fritz lang 18901976 original lobby card showing siegfried s paul richter encounter with the magical dragon in the wood. But because brunhild is cursing kriemhild, she tells her what really happened.