Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Fritz Lang
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried [videorecording] = Fritz Lang - Germany Decla-Bioscop AG Universum Film (UFA) 1924 - 1 videodisc (ca. 143 min.) sound, B&W. 4 3/4 in.
Special features include:
- Footage of Fritz Lang on set
- Production desgin and special effects sketches by Erich Kettelhut
- Comparison of the dragon-slaying scenes from SIEGFRIED and THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924)
- Photo gallery
- Essay by film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak
From case cover:
One of the greatest artistic and technical achievements of the German silent cinema, Fritz Lang's monumental DIE NIBELUNGEN is a passionate retelling of Nordic legend, invested with all the resources of the colossal Ufa Studio. Scripted by Lang's wife at the time, Thea von Harbou (METROPOLIS). SIEGFRIED establishes larger-than-life heroic characters who are defined by tests of valor and rigid codes of honor. In order to win the hand of Kriemhild (Margarete Schoen), Siegfried (Paul Richter) must win a bride for her brother, King Gunther (Theodor Loos).
DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; stereo; NTSC; Regions 0; 4:3 fullscreen.
Silent film.
PN1997 / .S544 1924
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried [videorecording] = Fritz Lang - Germany Decla-Bioscop AG Universum Film (UFA) 1924 - 1 videodisc (ca. 143 min.) sound, B&W. 4 3/4 in.
Special features include:
- Footage of Fritz Lang on set
- Production desgin and special effects sketches by Erich Kettelhut
- Comparison of the dragon-slaying scenes from SIEGFRIED and THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924)
- Photo gallery
- Essay by film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak
From case cover:
One of the greatest artistic and technical achievements of the German silent cinema, Fritz Lang's monumental DIE NIBELUNGEN is a passionate retelling of Nordic legend, invested with all the resources of the colossal Ufa Studio. Scripted by Lang's wife at the time, Thea von Harbou (METROPOLIS). SIEGFRIED establishes larger-than-life heroic characters who are defined by tests of valor and rigid codes of honor. In order to win the hand of Kriemhild (Margarete Schoen), Siegfried (Paul Richter) must win a bride for her brother, King Gunther (Theodor Loos).
DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; stereo; NTSC; Regions 0; 4:3 fullscreen.
Silent film.
PN1997 / .S544 1924