Die Nibelungen

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Die Nibelungen is a two-part 1924 German silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its epic adaptation of the Nibelung legend and pioneering special effects.

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instanceOf German film
black-and-white film
epic film
fantasy film
fantasy film
fantasy film
film series
silent film
silent film
silent film
artDirector Erich Kettelhut NERFINISHED
Karl Vollbrecht NERFINISHED
Otto Hunte
basedOn Nibelung legend
linked to: Nibelungenlied

Nibelungenlied
cinematographer Carl Hoffmann
composer Gottfried Huppertz NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
Germany
Germany
director Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
distributor UFA
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingLocation UFA studios, Berlin
linked to: UFA film studios
genre adventure film
fantasy
mythological film
hasTheme fate
heroism
revenge
intertitleLanguage German
language Silent film with intertitles
mainCharacter Kriemhild
Siegfried
notableFor epic narrative structure
large-scale set design
pioneering special effects
numberOfParts 2
part Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
linked to: Die Nibelungen

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
linked to: Die Nibelungen
productionCompany Decla-Bioscop
UFA
releaseYear 1924
1924
1924
screenwriter Fritz Lang
Thea von Harbou
setIn Burgundy
Iceland
setInPeriod mythic past

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Fritz Lang notableWork Die Nibelungen
Fritz Lang directed Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen part Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
linked to: Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen part Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
linked to: Die Nibelungen
Thea von Harbou notableWork Die Nibelungen (screenplay)
linked to: Die Nibelungen
Thea von Harbou wrote Die Nibelungen
Thea von Harbou coWroteScreenplayFor Die Nibelungen (1924 film)
linked to: Die Nibelungen
Fritz Lang notableWork Die Nibelungen
subject linked to: Friedrich Christian Anton Lang