Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Uli Edel

Writers:

Diane Duane (written by) &
Peter Morwood (written by) ...

Release Date:

27 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Nordic legend that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to write the Lord of the Ring trilogy.

Plot:

Based on the Germanic myth "Das Nibelungenlied" and the Nordic "Volsunga Saga" which also inspired the four-opera cycle by Richard Wagner and J.R.R...

Plot Keywords:

Kingdom | Queen | Magic | Dragon | Curse

Cast

Benno Fürmann	...	Eric / Siegfried
Kristanna Loken	...	Brunnhild (as Kristanna Løken)
Alicia Witt	...	Kriemhild
Julian Sands	...	Hagen
Samuel West	...	King Gunther
Max von Sydow	...	Eyvind
Robert Pattinson	...	Giselher
Mavie Hörbiger	...	Lena
Aletta Bezuidenhout	...	Hallbera
Sean Higgs	...	Alberich
Götz Otto	...	King Thorkwin
Ralf Moeller	...	King Thorkilt
Tamsin MacCarthy	...	Queen Siegland
Leonard Moss	...	King Siegmund
Ryan Slabbert	...	Siegfried (3 Years)

Also Known As:

Curse of the Ring (Australia) (DVD title) (International: English title) (USA) (DVD title)
Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (USA) (DVD title)
Die Nibelungen (Germany)
Die Nibelungen - Der Fluch des Drachen (Germany) (DVD title)
Kingdom in Twilight (Germany) (working title)
La saga dei Nibelunghi (Italy)
Sword of Xanten (UK) (theatrical title)
The Ring (Germany) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence and brief sexuality/nudity. (also edited version)

Runtime:

184 min | UK:132 min (theatrical version) | Argentina:132 min

Country:

Germany | Italy | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | USA:PG-13 | USA:PG-13 (edited version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Tandem Communications

Goofs:

Continuity: When Siegfried is fighting the two Saxon kings he is disarmed of his sword and shield, after being knocked to the ground he retrieves his sword, gets up, and a short piece of action ensues. The shot then changes and he suddenly has his shield for the closing seconds of the fight sequence.

Quotes:

Eric: The Christians say their god is all about forgiveness.
Eyvind: The Christians... they're a strange lot.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#34.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Spring Dance

The graceful ballad

Uli Edel did a damn fine job on resurrecting the Volsung Saga. I think that "Das Nibelungenlied" is not as much of a fairy tail as LOTR what gives this ballad a bit more of the realistic drama-feeling. No offence, but this is not the usual happy-ending US-Style flick that most of the audience is used to. Maybe that is the reason for this quite low avg. rating.

I really couldn't imagine anyone better suited for the role of cold queen of the cold Island. Kristan(n)a Loken prove to be as cold as beautiful, also a great actress in a role with much more script than she had in T3. Arnold knew back than that "she'll be back!" and she indeed is in this truly wonderful movie.