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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Fritz Lang |
| Stars: |
Paul Richter |
| Actors: |
Theodor Loos |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Vintage · Silent Films · Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Newly Restored (2002) with Original 1924 Score |
| UPC: |
009432000046 |
| Release Date: |
1924 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 30min |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 35min Release Company: Nova Entertainment, Inc. (April 25, 1991) |
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In KRIEMHILD'S REVENGE, part two of Fritz Lang's epic based on Nordic mythology, DIE NIBELUNGEN, the plot picks up immediately following the assassination of Siegfried, husband to the king of Burgundy's sister, Kriemhild. Hateful and angry as her family refuses to take action against Hagen, King Gunther's uncle, who engineered the plot to kill Siegfried, Kriemhild swears to avenge her assassinated husband. Kriemhild flees Burgundy to marry the king of the Huns and begins an intricately planned vendetta. She bears her new Hun husband a child, then invites the other Burgundians to the kingdom of the Huns. Unable to convince anyone to kill Hagen, Kriemhild schemes to get the Huns to start a wild party, and eventually a fight erupts between the two clans, during which the child is murdered. The Huns declare war against the Burgundians. Kriemhild offers to exchange all of the Burgundians for the life of the cursed Hagen, but when this fails, she torches the Hun palace where the Burgundians are barricaded. As... |
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