Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy (1966)
Original title: Die Nibelungen, Teil 1: Siegfried
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy is a 1966 German-language drama movie directed by Harald Reinl, with a running time of 1h 31m. It stars Uwe Beyer, Karin Dor and Maria Marlow.
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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Cast
- Uwe Beyer as Siegfried
- Karin Dor as Brunhild
- Maria Marlow as Kriemhild
- Rolf Henniger as König Gunther
- Siegfried Wischnewski as Hagen
- Hans von Borsody as Volker von Alzey
- Fred Williams as Gernot
- Terence Hill as Giselher
- Dieter Eppler as Rüdiger von Bechlarn
- Skip Martin as Alberich
- Samson Burke as Blo-Edin
- Hilde Weissner as Königin Ute