Die Nibelungen (Original title)Ring (Working title)Ring of the Nibelungs (Working title)Kingdom in Twilight (Working title)Das Nibelungenlied (Alternative title)L' Anello dei nibelunghi (Alternative title)Curse of the Ring (Alternative title)Sword of Xanten (Alternative title)Der Ring des Nibelungen (Alternative title)Dark Kingdom The Dragon King (Alternative title)

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Dates: 2004 (Copyright), 19 November 2004 (Release)

Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa, Italy

Director: Uli Edel

Synopsis: Europe, the Dark Ages. Young blacksmith Siegfried, not knowing that he is heir to a conquered kingdom, becomes popular with the Burgunds by slaying their bane, the dragon Fafnir. Bathing in the dragon's blood makes Siegfried near-invicible, but he is cursed by the magical Nibelungs when he steals their treasure from the beast's lair.

Genres: Crime, Fantasy

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Production Company: Tandem Productions, Production Company: VIP Medienfonds 2, Production Company: VIP Medienfonds 3, In association with: Channel Four, In association with: Sat 1, Uncharted Territory, Co-production Company: Castlering Pictures (PTY) Ltd., Co-production Company: The Ring (UK) Ltd., Octave s.r.l., Financially supported by: FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Presented by: Tandem Communications, Funded with the participation of: Scotts Atlantic, Executive Producer: Tim Halkin, Executive Producer: Andreas Grosch, Produced by: Konstantin Thoeren, Producer: Rola Bauer, Producer: Andreas Schmid, Co-produced by: Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Co-producer: Alan Latham, Co-producer: Marlow de Mardt, Co-producer: Ciro Dammicco, Co-producer: Andrew Somper, Co-producer: Brigid Olën, Co-producer: Oreste Rossignoli, Line Producer: Marlow de Mardt, Associate Producer: Carla Thoeren, Associate Producer: Klaus Badelt, Unit Production Manager: Konstantin M. Thoeren, Unit Manager: Lester Sweetman, Production Manager: Alan Shearer, VIP Production Supervisor: Arie Bohrer, Gerd Jakubowski, Production Co-ordinator: Sally Green, Production Co-ordinator: Saevar Lemke, Production Co-ordinator (2nd Unit): Chantell Fegen, VIP Co-ordinator: Kerstin Dyroff, Production Controller: Stefan Brunner, VIP Production Controller: Eva-Marie Neufahrt, Production Accountant: Inge Ruf, Production Accountant: Billi Bruins, Production Accountant: Ruth Coetzee, Production Accountant (UK): Victoria Piller Carson, Location Manager: Werner Meyer, Location Manager: Robert Bentley, Location Manager: Christoph Brosius, Post-production Supervisor (UK): Tim Lewiston, Post-production Supervisor (Germany): Caroline Hile, Post-production Co-ordinator: Michael Polle, Production Consultant: Balthasar von Weymarn, Production Consultant: Tilo Seiffert, 2nd Unit Director: Jason Xenopoulos, Assistant Director (1st): Konstantin M. Thoeren, Assistant Director (European 1st): Charlie Watson, Assistant Director (2nd): Jon-Luke Lourens, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Matthew Muskett, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Ben Horowitz, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd): Patricia Bouche-Calais, Continuity Supervisor: Kim Robinson, Script Supervisor (2nd Unit): Vinca Cox, Casting Director (UK): Carol Dudley, Casting Director (USA): Sharon Howard-Field, Casting Director (Germany): Cornelia Von Braun, Casting Director (South Africa): Christa Schamberger, Anna Feyder, Written by: Diane Duane, Written by: Peter Morwood, Uli Edel, [Based on a story by]: Robert Cochran, Script Consultant: Daniela Astroth, David Tully, Director of Photography: Elemér Ragályi, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Giulio Biccari, Camera Operator: Martin Ragályi, Steadicam Operator: Sebastian Meuschel, Gaffer: Miklós Hajdú, Gaffer: Kevin Gibb, Gaffer (2nd Unit): Shaun Campbell, Gaffer (2nd Unit): Stephen Daly, Grant Forbes, Visual Effects/Animation: Uncharted Territory, Special Effects Supervisor: Max Poolman, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Andrew Robertson, Editor: Roberto Silvi, Production Design: Albrecht Konrad, Art Director: Billy Keam, Set Decorator: Delarey Wagener, Set Decorator: Marc Joubert, Set Decorator: Graeme Blem, Set Decorator: Henry du Rand, Conceptual Artist: Michael Meier, Conceptual Artist: Louis de Preez, Property Master: Peter Grant, Gary Mcillraith, Construction Manager: Nick Lauer, Costume Design: Barbara Baum, Costume Supervisor: Moira Meyer, Costume Supervisor: Birrie le Roux, Wardrobe Supervisor: Leonie Roberts, Make-up Design: Giannetto De Rossi, Make-up: Lorella De Rossi, Make-up: Stefania Santinelli, Make-up: Sue Michael, Hair Design: Mirella Sforza, Hair: Fabio Lucchetti, Opening Title Sequence: Gate.11, End Credits: Lutz Lemke, Composer: Ilan Eshkeri, Additional Music: Wolfram Demarco, Andrew Raiher, Score Performed by: The London Metropolitan Orchestra, [L.M.O.] Conducted by: Andy Brown, Orchestrator: Scott Glasgow, Orchestrator: Julian Kershaw, Jeff Toyne, Music Produced by/Score Producer: Klaus Badelt, Score Co-produced by: Christopher Brooks, [Production] Sound Mixer: Conrad Kühne, Boom Man: Bert Roets, Re-recording Mixer: Robert Farr, Stunt Co-ordinator: Grant Hulley, Fight Choreographer: Mo Marais, Stunt Choreographer: Hans Menck, Development Consultant: Torsten Dewi

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Benno Fürmann ('Eric', Siegfried), Alicia Witt (Kriemhild, Princess of Burgund), Kristanna Løken (Brunhild, Queen of Iceland), Julian Sands (Hagen), Samuel West (King Gunther), Robert Pattinson (Giselher), Max von Sydow (Eyvind), Mavie Hörbiger (Lena), Aletta Bezuidenhout (Hallbera), Sean Higgs (Alberich), Götz Otto (King Thorkwin), Ralf Moeller (King Thorkilt), Tamsin Maccarthy (Queen Sieglind), Leonard Moss (King Siegmund), Ryan Slabbert (Siegfried, 3 years), Richard Farmer (Nibelung ancient), Dean Slater (Dankwart), Richard Thomson (Saxon horseman 1), Anton Moon (Saxon horseman 2), Martinus Griessel, Ryan Killian, Grant Killian, Artur Berezim, Greg Selley, Jonathan Van Vuuren, Dirk Beukman, Bruce Quertaev, Jason Otto (horse rider)

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