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The Blood of the Walsungs (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Blood of the Walsungs' 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 into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival. The title refers to the ill-fated Vlsung clan as told in the 'Vlsunga saga'; the roles of Siegmund and Sieglinde refer to Sigmund and Signy as depicted in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walkre'. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Cast
* Michael Maien as Siegmund Arnstatt
* Elena Nathanael as Sieglinde Arnstatt
* Gerd Baltus as Lieutenant Beckerath
* as Rittmeister Kunz Arnstatt
* Rudolf Forster as Count Arnstatt
* Margot Hielscher as Countess Isabella Arnstatt
* Ingeborg Hallstein as Countess Mrit Arnstatt
* Heinz-Leo Fischer as Wendelin, a servant
* Karl-Heinz Peters as Florian, a servant
* as Von Gelbsattel, an officer
* Rudolf Rhomberg
References
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