The Blood of the Walsungs (film)

"Wälsungenblut" redirects here. For the original novel, see The Blood of the Walsungs.

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.^[1] 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.

The Blood of the Walsungs
Film poster
Directed by	Rolf Thiele
Written by	Ennio Flaiano Erika Mann Thomas Mann Franz Seitz, Jr.
Produced by	Franz Seitz
Starring	Michael Maien
Cinematography	Wolf Wirth [de]
Edited by	Ingeborg Taschner
Music by	Rolf Alexander Wilhelm
Production company	Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft
Release date	21 January 1965 (1965-01-21)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Michael Maien as Siegmund Arnstatt
• Elena Nathanael as Sieglinde Arnstatt
• Gerd Baltus as Lieutenant Beckerath
• Gunther Malzacher [de] as Rittmeister Kunz Arnstatt
• Rudolf Forster as Count Arnstatt
• Margot Hielscher as Countess Isabella Arnstatt
• Ingeborg Hallstein as Countess Märit Arnstatt
• Heinz-Leo Fischer as Wendelin, a servant
• Karl-Heinz Peters as Florian, a servant
• Christoph Quest [de] as Von Gelbsattel, an officer
• Rudolf Rhomberg