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Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy
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Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy

1966-12-13 · 91 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Adventure · Fantasy

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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Directors
Harald Reinl
Production companies
Avala film, CCC Filmkunst
Countries
Germany, Yugoslavia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Uwe BeyerUwe BeyerSiegfried
Karin DorKarin DorBrunhild
Maria MarlowMaria MarlowKriemhild
Rolf HennigerKönig Gunther
Siegfried WischnewskiSiegfried WischnewskiHagen
Hans von BorsodyHans von BorsodyVolker von Alzey
Fred WilliamsGernot
Terence HillTerence HillGiselher
Dieter EpplerDieter EpplerRüdiger von Bechlarn
Skip MartinSkip MartinAlberich
Samson BurkeSamson BurkeBlo-Edin
Hilde WeissnerHilde WeissnerKönigin Ute
Barbara BoldHildegunt
Ingrid LotariusGudrun
Maria HofenFrigga
Milan Bosiljčić 'Beli'Dankwart
Đorđe NenadovićSlaodel
Benno HoffmannBenno Hoffmann
Stole AranđelovićStole Aranđelović
Mile Avramović

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