Synopsis
When Kriemhild, thirsty for revenge, marries to Etzel, king of the Huns, she invites King Gunther and his court to visit them, intending to finally take the life of the man responsible of her disgrace.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
126 audience votes
Key crew
- Fritz LangDirector
- Gottfried HuppertzOriginal Music Composer
- Thea von HarbouScreenplay
Cast
- Margarete SchönKriemhild
- Gertrud ArnoldQueen Ute
- Theodor LoosKing Gunther
- Hans Carl MuellerGerenot
- Erwin BiswangerGiselher
- Bernhard GoetzkeVolker von Alzeÿ
- Hans Adalbert SchlettowHagen Tronje
- Hardy von FrancoisDankwart
- Yuri YurovskyThe Priest
- Iris RobertsThe Squire
- Rudolf Klein-RoggeKing Etzel (Attila)
- Georg JohnBlaodel - Etzel's Brother
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Themes
nordic mythologyattilahunsbased on song, poem or rhymesilent filmbased on myths, legends or folkloreburgundy5th centurygerman mythology