The Blood of the Walsungs (film)
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"Wälsungenblut" redirects here. For the original novel, see The Blood of the Walsungs.
The Blood of the Walsungs (German: Wälsungenblut) is a 1965 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele, based on a Thomas Mann novella of the same name written in 1905 and published in 1921. It was entered in the 15th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The title refers to the ill-fated Völsung clan as told in the Völsunga saga; the roles of Siegmund and Sieglinde refer to Sigmund and Signy as depicted in Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
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Directed by | Rolf Thiele |
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Produced by | Franz Seitz |
Starring | Michael Maien |
Cinematography | Wolf Wirth [de] |
Edited by | Ingeborg Taschner |
Music by | Rolf Alexander Wilhelm |
Production company | Franz Seitz Filmproduktion |
Distributed by | Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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