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The interwar period saw the Nibelungenlied enter the world of cinema in Fritz Lang's two part film Die Nibelungen (1924/1925), which tells the entire story of the poem. At the same time, the Nibelungenlied was heavily employed in anti-democratic propaganda following the defeat of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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. [1] 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. [2]
The original source for the story was the Middle High German epic poem Das Nibelungenlied, likely written around the year 1200. This in turn was based on motifs from even older Germanic myths . Although a new screenplay was written by Harald G. Petersson , Ladislas Fodor and director Harald Reinl , in many respects it followed the earlier ...
The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the Nibelungenlied. The composer termed the cycle a "Bühnenfestspiel" (stage festival play), structured in three days preceded by a Vorabend ("preliminary evening"). It is often referred to as the Ring cycle, Wagner's Ring, or simply The Ring.
The film is split into three parts, and comprises the story of Siegfried from childhood to his death. Part 1. The film opens with a young Siegfried awakening in the middle of an invasion of his parents' castle by Saxons. The castle is soon overrun and all are slain except for Siegfried, whose mother has sent him down the river.
Das Nibelungenlied (German: The Song of the Nibelungs) is a novel by German writer Albrecht Behmel about the medieval epic of the same name. The story follows the Middle High German original. Style
Films based on the Nibelungenlied (c. 1200), an epic poem written in Middle High German. Pages in category "Films based on the Nibelungenlied" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Ring of the Nibelungs may refer to: . Der Ring des Nibelungen, (The Ring of the Nibelung or The Nibelung's Ring,) a group of epic operas by Richard Wagner; Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King, also titled Ring of the Nibelungs, Die Nibelungen, Curse of the Ring, and Sword of Xanten, a fantasy film directed by Uli Eden