Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy
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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...
Status: Released
Released Date: 1966-12-13
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Harald Reinl
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
Original title: Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy
Production Companies: Avala Film, CCC Filmkunst
Production Countries: Germany, Yugoslavia
Cast
Uwe Beyer
Karin Dor
Maria Marlow
Rolf Henniger
Siegfried Wischnewski
Hans von Borsody
Fred Williams
Terence Hill
Dieter Eppler
Skip Martin
Samson Burke
Hilde Weissner
Barbara Bold
Ingrid Lotarius
The Nibelungen (CCC Remake) Collection
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