Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy (1966)
Die Nibelungen, Teil 1: Siegfried
Overview
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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What is Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy about?
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... Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy is a Drama, Adventure, Fantasy movie, released on 1966-12-13, runtime 91 minutes.
Is Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy worth watching?
TMDB users rate Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 6.4 out of 10 from 20 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy?
In the United States, Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy is free to watch on Fawesome and Tubi TV and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 4 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Cast
- Uwe Beyer as Siegfried
- Karin Dor as Brunhild
- Maria Marlow as Kriemhild
- Rolf Henniger as König Gunther
- Siegfried Wischnewski as Hagen
- Hans von Borsody as Volker von Alzey
- Fred Williams as Gernot
- Terence Hill as Giselher
- Dieter Eppler as Rüdiger von Bechlarn
- Skip Martin as Alberich
- Samson Burke as Blo-Edin
- Hilde Weissner as Königin Ute
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