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Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy (1966)

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy (1966)

Drama Adventure Fantasy
Release Date: 1966, December 13
Directors: Harald Reinl
Countries: Germany, Yugoslavia
Production: Avala Film, CCC Filmkunst
Cast: Fred Williams, Karin Dor, Terence Hill, Hans von Borsody, Đorđe Nenadović, Maria Marlow, Siegfried Wischnewski, Dieter Eppler, Rolf Henniger, Milan Bosiljčić 'Beli', Samson Burke, Uwe Beyer

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...

Keywords:

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