Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy (1966)
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...
- Released
- 1966-12-13
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Harald G. Petersson, Harald Reinl, Ladislas Fodor, Harald Reinl
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 20 votes
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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