TY - BOOK AU - Fritz Lang AU - Fritz Lang AU - Thea von Harbou AU - Paul Richter AU - Margarete Schön AU - Theodor Loos TI - Die Nibelungen: Siegfried AV - PN1997 .S544 1924 PY - 1924/// CY - Germany PB - Decla-Bioscop AG, Universum Film (UFA) N1 - 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 N2 - 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) ER -