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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924 · 129 min

A vast, solemn silent epic that moves like a funeral procession toward an inevitable, bloody reckoning.

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Margarete Schön, Gertrud Arnold, Theodor Loos
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Fritz Lang
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Margarete Schön, Gertrud Arnold, Theodor Loos
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • betrayal
    • grief
    • power
    • fate
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror4
    Humour0
    Realism4
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    adventure, drama, fantasy
    Directed by
    Fritz Lang
    Written by
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    Starring
    Margarete Schön, Gertrud Arnold, Theodor Loos, Hans Carl Mueller, Erwin Biswanger, Bernhard Goetzke, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Hardy von Francois
    Music
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    Cinematography
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    Runtime
    129 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
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