Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924 · 148 min · ★ 7.7 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.

Directed by Fritz Lang · Written by Thea von Harbou

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