Die Nibelungen
E221379
Die Nibelungen is a two-part 1924 German silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its epic adaptation of the Nibelung legend and pioneering special effects.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Die Nibelungen canonical | 4 |
| Die Nibelungen (1924 film) | 1 |
| Die Nibelungen (screenplay) | 1 |
| Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache | 1 |
| Die Nibelungen: Siegfried | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1989570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Die Nibelungen Context triple: [Fritz Lang, notableWork, Die Nibelungen]
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Siegfried
Siegfried is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, best known from the legendary dragon-slaying hero in Germanic and Norse mythology and later borne by figures such as the English war poet Siegfried Sassoon.
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B.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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Ludwigslied
Ludwigslied is a short Old High German poem, composed in the late 9th century, that praises King Louis III’s victory over the Vikings and is notable as one of the earliest substantial works in the language.
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"Götz von Berlichingen"
"Götz von Berlichingen" is a seminal early drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that helped define the rebellious, emotionally charged aesthetics of the Sturm und Drang literary movement.
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Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Die Nibelungen Target entity description: Die Nibelungen is a two-part 1924 German silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its epic adaptation of the Nibelung legend and pioneering special effects.
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A.
Siegfried
Siegfried is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, best known from the legendary dragon-slaying hero in Germanic and Norse mythology and later borne by figures such as the English war poet Siegfried Sassoon.
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B.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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C.
Ludwigslied
Ludwigslied is a short Old High German poem, composed in the late 9th century, that praises King Louis III’s victory over the Vikings and is notable as one of the earliest substantial works in the language.
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D.
"Götz von Berlichingen"
"Götz von Berlichingen" is a seminal early drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that helped define the rebellious, emotionally charged aesthetics of the Sturm und Drang literary movement.
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E.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German film
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black-and-white film ⓘ epic film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ film series ⓘ silent film ⓘ silent film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| artDirector |
Erich Kettelhut
NERFINISHED
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Karl Vollbrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Hunte ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Nibelungenlied
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surface form:
Nibelung legend
Nibelungenlied ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Carl Hoffmann ⓘ |
| composer | Gottfried Huppertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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Germany ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| director |
Fritz Lang
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Fritz Lang ⓘ Fritz Lang ⓘ |
| distributor | UFA ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
UFA film studios
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surface form:
UFA studios, Berlin
|
| genre |
adventure film
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fantasy ⓘ mythological film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate
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heroism ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| intertitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| language | Silent film with intertitles ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kriemhild
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Siegfried ⓘ |
| notableFor |
epic narrative structure
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large-scale set design ⓘ pioneering special effects ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 2 ⓘ |
| part |
Die Nibelungen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
Die Nibelungen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
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| productionCompany |
Decla-Bioscop
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UFA ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1924
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1924 ⓘ 1924 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fritz Lang
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Thea von Harbou ⓘ |
| setIn |
Burgundy
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Iceland ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mythic past ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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