The Blood of the Walsungs (film)

The Blood of the Walsungs (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.

Cast

 * Michael Maien as Siegmund Arnstatt
 * Elena Nathanael as Sieglinde Arnstatt
 * Gerd Baltus as Lieutenant Beckerath
 * Gunther Malzacher as Rittmeister Kunz Arnstatt
 * Rudolf Forster as Count Arnstatt
 * Margot Hielscher as Countess Isabella Arnstatt
 * Ingeborg Hallstein as Countess Märit Arnstatt
 * Heinz-Leo Fischer as Wendelin, a servant
 * Karl-Heinz Peters as Florian, a servant
 * Christoph Quest as Von Gelbsattel, an officer
 * Rudolf Rhomberg