Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)
November 19, 2004Release Date
Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)
November 19, 2004Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Benno Fürmann
Eric / Siegfried
Kristanna Loken
Brunhild
Alicia Witt
Kriemhild
Samuel West
Gunther
Julian Sands
Hagen
Max von Sydow
Eyvind
Uli Edel
Director
Diane Duane
Writer
Robert Pattinson
Giselher
Peter Morwood
Writer
Mavie Hörbiger
Lena
Rola Bauer
Producer
Aletta Bezuidenhout
Hallbera
Andreas Schmid
Producer
Sean Higgs
Alberich
Götz Otto
King Thorkwin
Konstantin Thoeren
Producer
Ralf Moeller
King Thorkilt
Tamsin MacCarthy
Queen Siegland
Leonard Moss
King Siegmund
Klaus Badelt
Producer
Albrecht Konrad
Production Design
Andreas Grosch
Executive Producer
Cornelia von Braun
Casting
Ilan Eshkeri
Original Music Composer
Sharon Howard-Field
Casting
Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography
Christa Schamberger
Casting
Volker Engel
Producer
Roberto Silvi
Editor
Alan Latham
Producer
Tim Halkin
Executive Producer
Brigid Olen
Producer
Marlow De Mardt
Producer / Line Producer
Marc Weigert
Producer
Ciro Dammicco
Producer
Oreste Rossignoli
Producer
Andrew Somper
Producer
Carla Thoeren
Producer
Carol Dudley
Casting
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 19, 2004
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$23,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (also known, in different cuts, formats and markets, as Ring of the Nibelungs, Die Nibelungen, Curse of the Ring and Sword of Xanten) is a 2004 German television film directed by Uli Edel and starring Benno Fürmann, Alicia Witt, Kristanna Loken and Max von Sydow. The film is based on the Norse mythology story Völsungasaga and the German epic poem Nibelungenlied, which tells the mythological story of Siegfried the Dragon-Slayer. Richard Wagner's music dramas Siegfried and Götterdämmerung are based on the same material. Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King was written by the husband and wife team of Diane Duane and Peter Morwood and is a Tandem Communications production. It was filmed entirely in South Africa.
Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King had a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2004. The German-language version, Die Nibelungen, was shown on the German television channel Sat.1 on November 29 and 30, 2004. It was the highest-rated mini-series on German television that year. On December 23, 2005, Channel 4 showed the entire series in one evening under the title Sword of Xanten, describing it as a "megafeature". It was shown on the SciFi Channel on March 27, 2006, retitled Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King for the United States audience, and minus about one hour of material.