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Lang's 'Nibelungen' still fascinates; Mythic film available now on video.(ARTS & CULTURE)(FROM THE VAULTS)
The Washington Times
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March 27, 2004
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Byline: Gary Arnold, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The Academy Award triumph of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" finale, "The Return of the King," may arouse the curiosity of movie antiquarians about an illustrious predecessor, Fritz Lang's "Die Nibelungen," which recently became available in a two-disc edition from Kino Video.
Derived from the same medieval Scandinavian and German legends that inspired Richard Wagner's operas, Mr. Lang's epic began production in 1922 and was released in two parts, back-to-back, in 1924. The pair achieved international ...
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