The Blood of the Walsungs (film)
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| Directed by | Rolf Thiele |
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| Produced by | Franz Seitz |
| Starring | Michael Maien |
| Cinematography | Wolf Wirth |
| Edited by | Ingeborg Taschner |
| Music by | Rolf Alexander Wilhelm |
Production company | Franz Seitz Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
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. 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.