
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2(1967)
Overview
Now Brunhild knows by which treason she was won for king Gunther of Burgund by Siegfried of Xanthen, and has been revenged by his foul murder by Hagen, more bloody revenge is inevitable. Hagen steals the Nibelungen-treasure to sink it in the stream and manages to kill Alberich and seize his invisibility-cap. Queen Kriemhild is packed of to an abbey so her son may grow up to become a prelate, but Hagen's men raid them and kill the child. She now accepts to become the wife of Etzel, king of the truly barbaric Hun nomads and invites the Burgund court nomenclature at their Danube court for their heir's baptism a few years later, but prepared a bloody conspiracy with her xenophobic brother-in-law behind her surprisingly chivalric husband's back, while Gunther accepts, hoping to avoid a far bloodier war, despite the danger for his party of knights, which materializes...
Director
Harald Reinl
Studio
Avala Film
Cast

Maria Marlow
as Kriemhild

Herbert Lom
as Etzel

Karin Dor
as Brunhild

Siegfried Wischnewski
as Hagen
Rolf Henniger
as König Gunther

Terence Hill
as Giselher

Fred Williams
as Gernot

Hans von Borsody
as Volker von Alzey

Barbara Bold
as Hildegunt

Dieter Eppler
as Rüdiger von Bechlarn

Samson Burke
as Blo-Edin

Skip Martin
as Alberich
Where to Watch
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1967
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
German
Rating
6.5 / 10
Production Companies
Avala Film • CCC Filmkunst
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Now Brunhild knows by which treason she was won for king Gunther of Burgund by Siegfried of Xanthen, and has been revenged by his foul murder by Hagen, more bloody revenge is inevitable. Hagen steals the Nibelungen-treasure to sink it in the stream and manages to kill Alberich and seize his invisibility-cap. Queen Kriemhild is packed of to an abbey so her son may grow up to become a prelate, but Hagen's men raid them and kill the child. She now accepts to become the wife of Etzel, king of the truly barbaric Hun nomads and invites the Burgund court nomenclature at their Danube court for their heir's baptism a few years later, but prepared a bloody conspiracy with her xenophobic brother-in-law behind her surprisingly chivalric husband's back, while Gunther accepts, hoping to avoid a far bloodier war, despite the danger for his party of knights, which materializes...
Who directed Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2?▼
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 was directed by Harald Reinl and released in 1967. It is a drama, adventure, fantasy film.
How long is Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2?▼
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 has a runtime of 1 hours and 30 minutes (90 minutes total).
Who stars in Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2?▼
The cast of Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 includes Maria Marlow as Kriemhild, Herbert Lom as Etzel, Karin Dor as Brunhild, Siegfried Wischnewski as Hagen, Rolf Henniger as König Gunther and more.
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