Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
6.2
Now Brunhild knows by which treason she was won for king Gunther of Burgund by Siegfried of Xanthen, and has been revenged by his foul murder by Hagen, more bloody revenge is inevitable. Hagen steals the Nibelungen-treasure to sink it in the stream and manages to kill Alberich and seize his invisibility-cap. Queen Kriemhild is packed of to an abbey so her son may grow up to become a prelate, but Hagen's men raid them and kill the child. She now accepts to become the wife of Etzel, king of the truly barbaric Hun nomads and invites the Burgund court nomenclature at their Danube court for their heir's baptism a few years later, but prepared a bloody conspiracy with her xenophobic brother-in-law behind her surprisingly chivalric husband's back, while Gunther accepts, hoping to avoid a far bloodier war, despite the danger for his party of knights, which materializes...
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Part of The Nibelungen (CCC Remake) Collection
2 films
Cast
20 people
Maria Marlow
Kriemhild
Also in
Das Schwert der Nibelungen
Sixty Nine Games of Love
Herbert Lom
Etzel
Known for
The Dead Zone
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Karin Dor
Brunhild
Known for
You Only Live Twice
Topaz
Siegfried Wischnewski
Hagen
Also in
Ein Heim für Tiere
Melissa
Rolf Henniger
König Gunther
Also in
End of Innocence
Der Prozeß Carl von O.
Terence Hill
Giselher
Known for
They Call Me Trinity
My Name Is Nobody
Claus Holm
Gernot (voice)
Known for
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Fred Williams
Gernot
Known for
She Killed in Ecstasy
Count Dracula
Hans von Borsody
Volker von Alzey
Also in
A Bridge Too Far
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
Barbara Bold
Hildegunt
Also in
Lucky, the Inscrutable
Who Killed Johnny R.?
Dieter Eppler
Rüdiger von Bechlarn
Known for
Deep End
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
Samson Burke
Blo-Edin
Known for
Totò versus Maciste
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Harald Reinl Director · Harald G. Petersson Screenplay Ladislas Fodor Screenplay
First release February 16, 1967 · Produced in Germany, Serbia, Serbia · Production CCC Filmkunst, Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Production
Avala film
Production
CCC Filmkunst
Production
Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Production
Germany · Serbia · Serbia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die Nibelungen, Teil 2: Kriemhilds Rache
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 16, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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