Wälsungenblut

Based On the book by Thomas Mann

The Blood of the Walsungs (German: Wälsungenblut) is a 1965 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele, based on a Thomas Mann novella of the same name written in 1905 and published in 1921. It was entered in the 15th Berlin International Film Festival. The title refers to the ill-fated Völsung clan as told in the Völsunga saga; the roles of Siegmund and Sieglinde refer to Sigmund and Signy as depicted in Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.

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Release date:

1965

Director:

Rolf Thiele

Cast:

Michael Maien, Elena Nathanael, Gerd Baltus, Rudolf Forster, Margot Hielscher

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Year page:

1965 in adaptations