Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924 [GERMAN]

Adventure / Drama / Fantasy

11
IMDb Rating 7.9/10 10 5329 5.3K

nordic mythology nibelungen attila huns based on song, poem or rhyme silent film

Plot summary

When Kriemhild, thirsty for revenge, marries to Etzel, king of the Huns, she invites King Gunther and his court to visit them, intending to finally take the life of the man responsible of her disgrace.

Director

Fritz Lang Photo
Fritz Lang

Top cast

Hans Adalbert Schlettow Photo
Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Hagen Tronje
Iris Roberts Photo
Iris Roberts as The precious boy
Yuri Yurovsky Photo
Yuri Yurovsky as The Priest
Hubert Heinrich Photo
Hubert Heinrich as Werbel, the play man
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1.17 GB
968*720
German 2.0
NR
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22 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 1
2.42 GB
1440*1072
German 5.1
NR
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22 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kurosawakira 9 / 10

All-Encompassing

"Die Nibelungen" (1924), Lang's five-hour, two-part epic is quickly becoming my quintessential experience with Lang. The two films are all-encompassing: the first plays more like a fairytale (that translates well to filmic special effects), the latter more like "Hamlet" and its ilk. Siegfried is necessarily blank as a character, in fact he seems more like a characterization of virtue than flesh and bone; Kriemhild, too, is like white space in the first film, but is transformed by revengeful hate to a driven character of great psychological power. The second film is thus far more internal in its drama.Not to say it wouldn't have some of the most amazing action sequences ever put to film. In fact, the riding of Etzel (Attila) and his men across the valley, the siege, the ensuing battle and climax are so well-done and full of so much real danger that the effect is dumbfounding. Where in modern cinema can we find risk in this manner? Herzog's "Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes" (1972) or "Fitzcarraldo" (1982) don't really fit the classification.Indeed, the climatic fire is so visually violent that not even Kurosawa topped it in "Ran" (1985). I was breathless in awe and wonder and fear by witnessing it, sure that a huge rafter would crush the actors.It's a beauty to behold on Blu-ray. We're lucky to have the restoration on both Region A (Kino) and B (Masters of Cinema series).
Reviewed by frojavigdis 9 / 10

a breathtaking silent film

I saw this film last night at a special movie theater showing in Nürnberg, and it was superb. I do have to admit that the original music composition of the cello player and percussion/xylophone player influenced the mood of the film, but the film itself also had force in its portrayal of the tragic Nibelungen saga.If you are interested in silent films or in the Nibelungenlied, I highly recommend this film. The costumes were fantastic and creative, the sets were opulent and exotic, and the acting was dramatic and breathtaking (as is typical of silent film "tragedies") Unfortunately, I have not seen the first part of this film duo that concerns Siegfried. The story of this second film begins after Siegfried's death, when Kremhild (Gudrun in the Norse versions of the story) begins to plan her revenge against her brothers. Also, I watched this film in German; I am a native English speaker and have a basic German knowledge. It was difficult to read the ?subtitles (what do you call that in silent films?) at first because of the old style German script, so I advise that if you watch it in German that you make sure you can differentiate your "k's", "f's", and "s's" in the old script. :)
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