Die Nibelungen
In part one, Siegfried wins the hand of Kriemhilde by slaying the dragon and defeating Brunhilde. When Brunhilde learns that magic has been used to conquer her, she has Siegfried murdered. In part two, Kriemhilde seeks revenge for Siegfried's death and marries Attila, king of the Huns, in order...
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| Language: | German |
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Kino on Video,
2002
New York : 2002, c1924 New York : c2002 New York, NY : c2002 |
| Edition: | Special two-disc ed., RSDL dual-layer ed |
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| Summary: | In part one, Siegfried wins the hand of Kriemhilde by slaying the dragon and defeating Brunhilde. When Brunhilde learns that magic has been used to conquer her, she has Siegfried murdered. In part two, Kriemhilde seeks revenge for Siegfried's death and marries Attila, king of the Huns, in order to further her purpose |
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| Item Description: | Based on the 12th century epic poem Die Nibelungenlied Dual-layer format Includes essay by Jan-Christopher Horak, footage of Fritz Lang on the set and scene selection Originally produced in Germany as a 2-part silent motion picture in 1924 Special features (disc 1): "On the set with Fritz Lang" behind-the-scenes production footage (2 min.); "Production design" concept drawings by Erich Kettelhut (5 min.); "Slaying the Dragon" stills and footage of the dragon design and scene (5 min.); "Thief of Baghdad" dragon-slaying comparison sequence (2 min.); photo gallery of production stills; "About the master" film restoration notes; essay by film historian Jan-Christopher Horak This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC "Special contents of this edition: c1991 Film Preservation Associates "This edition of Die Nibelungen is more than 100 minutes longer than any version previously available in the U.S." -- Container |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (143 min. ; 148 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in 2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sd., b&w ; 3 3/4 in 2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD DVD; aspect ratio 1.33:1 |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Carl Hoffman, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz ; Music performed by The Munich Radio Orchestra (c2002) Director, Fritz Lang ; screenplay, Thea von Harbou Photography, Carl Hoffman, Guenther Rittau ; original 1924 score, Gottfried Huppertz |