Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
"Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache" (original title)

After Siegfried's dead, Kriemhild marries Etzel, the King of the Huns. She gives birth to a child, and invites her brothers for a party. She tries to persuade Etzel and the other Huns, that... See full summary »

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writer:

Thea von Harbou

Stars:

Margarete Schön, Gertrud Arnold, Theodor Loos

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Margarete Schön	...	Kriemhild
Gertrud Arnold	...	Königin Ute
Theodor Loos	...	König Gunther
Hans Carl Mueller	...	Gernot
Erwin Biswanger	...	Giselher
Bernhard Goetzke	...	Volker von Alzey
Hans Adalbert Schlettow	...	Hagen Tronje
Hardy von Francois	...	Dankwart
Yuri Yurovsky	...	Der Priester (as Georg Jurowski)
Iris Roberts	...	Der Edelknabe
Rudolf Klein-Rogge	...	König Etzel
Georg John	...	Slaodel, sein Bruder
Hubert Heinrich	...	Werbel, der Spielmann
Rudolf Rittner	...	Rüdiger von Bechlarn
Annie Röttgen	...	Dietlind, seine Tochter

Storyline

After Siegfried's dead, Kriemhild marries Etzel, the King of the Huns. She gives birth to a child, and invites her brothers for a party. She tries to persuade Etzel and the other Huns, that they kill Hagen, the murderer of Siegfried, but he is protected by her brothers. A fierce battle begins to force her brothers to give Hagen to her.

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Plot Keywords:

attila | king | hun | siegfried | oath | 

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Germany

Release Date:

26 April 1924 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

Filming Locations:

Berliner Union-Film Studio, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Decla-Bioscop AG, Universum Film (UFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min 144 min (restored integral)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in La doble vida del faquir (2005)

User Reviews

A tad slow but fascinating.

Like grand opera, this film and its predecessor, "Siegfried", are a little too slow in pace, but the visual treats are unforgettable. It is best to see the two films together, but the sequel is not as good, mainly because there is not very much story left. Most of the time it's just Kriemhild wandering around looking vengeful, but Margarethe Schoen does it so well! The performance of Rudolph Klein-Rogge as Attila the Hun is wildly energetic

• he is magnificent. But you can't help thinking why don't they just kill

Hagen Tronje and get on with life, especially after he murders the baby. Something to do with Teutonic loyalty apparently.

But who can forget the rabbit-warren Hun village, and all those grubby Huns running about. Of course the film is racist as the Teutons somehow survive against overwhelming numbers of Huns - no wonder Hitler liked this film. "Siegfried" was very fascist too, with the glorious Aryan impregnable and very gorgeous (thanks to Paul Richter). But "Kriemhild's Revenge" lacks the wonderful fantasy sequences of "Siegfried" like the dwarves kingdom and especially that superb dragon fight - but at least here Kriemhild herself gets some balls - she seemed so stupid in "Siegfried".