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Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy

1966 · 91 min

A somber, mythic saga that unfolds with deliberate grandeur, blending heroic adventure with a creeping sense of doom.

Overview
Siegfried of Xanten snatches the Nibelung treasure from the king of the underworld and slays the dragon Fafnir, whose blood makes him invulnerable. Siegfried falls in love with Kriemhild, the sister of the Burgundian king. But only if Siegfried helps Gunther marry Brunhild will he be allowed to marry Kriemhild. He fulfills this condition, but the two women bring ruin upon Xanten and Burgundy...

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • fate
  • power
  • love
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism3
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, adventure, fantasy
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Written by
Ladislas Fodor, Harald Reinl, Harald G. Petersson
Starring
Uwe Beyer, Karin Dor, Maria Marlow, Rolf Henniger, Siegfried Wischnewski, Hans von Borsody, Fred Williams, Terence Hill
Music
Rolf A. Wilhelm
Cinematography
Ernst W. Kalinke
Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany, Yugoslavia
Languages
German

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