Movie
Ring of the Nibelungs
Overview
In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind hides away infant Prince Siegfried after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals Siegfried's destiny, sending him on the quest of a lifetime. To save a crumbling kingdom claim the heart of his true love, he'll have to slay the nefarious dragon, Fafnir.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-11-19
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Tandem Communications, TANDEM Productions, VIP Medienfonds 2, VIP Medienfonds 3, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Sat.1, Uncharted Territory, Castlering Productions, The Ring (UK), Octave S.R.L., Channel 4 Television, Patrola Film
- Country
- Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Benno Fürmann as Siegfried
- Alicia Witt as Kriemhild
- Kristanna Loken as Brunnhild
- Julian Sands as Hagen
- Samuel West as Gunther
- Max von Sydow as Eyvind
- Robert Pattinson as Giselher
- Mavie Hörbiger as Lena
- Aletta Bezuidenhout as Hallbera
- Sean Higgs as Alberich
- Götz Otto as King Thorkwin
- Ralf Moeller as King Thorkilt
Crew
- Uli Edel - Director
- Peter Morwood - Screenplay
- Diane Duane - Screenplay
- Uli Edel - Screenplay
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