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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)

1924 · Silent film · 19 min · dir. Fritz Lang

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Fantasy

Synopsis

Bold, fearless Siegfried travels to King Gunther's castle. On the way he kills a dragon, and an evil dwarf king, thus gaining a treasure and a magic helmet of invisibility and illusion. In return for permission to marry Gunther's sister Kriemhild, Siegfried agrees to use the helmet to help the weak Gunther win the fierce warrior queen Brunhild by trickery. The two couples are married, but when the furious Brunhild discovers the deception she compels Gunther and his evil vassal Hagen into a…

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Details

Director
Fritz Lang
Writer
Thea von Harbou
Composer
Gottfried Huppertz
Cinematography
Carl Hoffmann
Studio
UFA, Decla-Bioscop
Released
1924-02-14
Series
Die Nibelungen Collection
Running time
19 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Fritz Lang · billbarstad · 2026-02-07

This depicts a potion of the Germanic legend of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer, Brilliant cinematography coupled with remarkable sets, it's worth a watch.

Cool. · Junrkk12 · 2026-02-08

I went to check out the movie on Internet Archive, and I noticed two other people came today too lol What are the odds— Anyway! It's really interesting. I’d watch it again.

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