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Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy

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1966 | 91 min | Drama, Adventure, Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring or The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1966: an older pace and style.

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...

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Harald Reinl

  • Uwe BeyerSiegfried
  • Karin DorBrunhild
  • Maria MarlowKriemhild
  • Rolf HennigerKönig Gunther
  • Siegfried WischnewskiHagen
  • Hans von BorsodyVolker von Alzey
  • Fred WilliamsGernot
  • Terence HillGiselher
  • Dieter EpplerRüdiger von Bechlarn
  • Skip MartinAlberich