Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy

Synopsis

Siegfried of Xanten snatches the Nibelung treasure from the king of the underworld and slays the dragon Fafnir, whose blood makes him invulnerable. Siegfried falls in love with Kriemhild, the sister of the Burgundian king. But only if Siegfried helps Gunther marry Brunhild will he be allowed to marry Kriemhild. He fulfills this condition, but the two women bring ruin upon Xanten and Burgundy...

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Key crew

• Harald G. PeterssonScreenplay
• Harald ReinlDirector
• Ladislas FodorScreenplay
• Harald ReinlScreenplay
• Rolf A. WilhelmOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Uwe BeyerSiegfried
• Karin DorBrunhild
• Maria MarlowKriemhild
• Rolf HennigerKönig Gunther
• Siegfried WischnewskiHagen
• Hans von BorsodyVolker von Alzey
• Fred WilliamsGernot
• Terence HillGiselher
• Dieter EpplerRüdiger von Bechlarn
• Skip MartinAlberich
• Samson BurkeBlo-Edin
• Hilde WeissnerKönigin Ute

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