Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part German series of silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924, consisting of Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge.
| Die Nibelungen | |
|---|---|
Original 1924 theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Fritz Lang |
| Screenplay by | Fritz Lang Thea von Harbou |
| Based on | Nibelungenlied |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Starring | Paul Richter Margarete Schön Hanna Ralph Bernhard Goetzke Theodor Loos Rudolf Klein-Rogge Rudolf Rittner Hans Adalbert Schlettow Georg August Koch Georg John Gertrud Arnold Hans Carl Müller Erwin Biswanger Fritz Alberti Annie Röttgen |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann Günther Rittau Walter Ruttmann |
| Music by | Gottfried Huppertz |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 143 minutes (part 1) 145 minutes (part 2) |
| Country | Weimar Republic |
| Languages | Silent film German intertitles |
The scenarios for both films were co-written by Lang's then-wife Thea von Harbou, based upon the epic poem Nibelungenlied written around AD 1200. Die Nibelungen received its UK premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where it played for 40 performances between 29 April and 20 June 1924. Siegfried was released in the United States on 23 August 1925, premiering at the Century Theatre in New York City in the short-lived Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Kriemhild's Revenge was released in the U.S. in 1928.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.