Die Nibelungen was made into a two-part black-and-white silent movie in 1924. It was produced in Germany, and directed by Fritz Lang. It is now available on Laser Disc (Disc Format CLV) as well as on 16mm film. The two parts are "Siegfried's Death" and "Kriemhild's Revenge." The movie elaborates on the tales of Siegfried's youth, and is quite faithful to the story of the Nibelungenlied.
German composer Richard Wagner turned the story of the Nibelungs into the four operas oiDer Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelungs). Separately, the four operas.....
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