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November 19, 2004. ( 2004-11-19) Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (also known, in different cuts, formats and markets, as Ring of the Nibelungs, Die Nibelungen, Curse of the Ring and Sword of Xanten) is a 2004 German television film directed by Uli Edel and starring Benno Fürmann, Alicia Witt, Kristanna Loken and Max von Sydow.
- Uli Edel
- Tandem Productions, VIP Medienfonds 2, VIP Medienfonds 3
- November 19, 2004 (UK), November 29, 2004 (Germany), November 29, 2004
Short of producing 2+ hour versions of each of the 4 operas in the Ring Cycle, this is simply excellent storytelling. Truly entertaining and worthy of viewing. Given the obvious production and time constraints common to almost all television productions, the writers, director and cast have made a quite enjoyable film based on the Norse legends.
The Sword of Xanten (2004) Movie Info Synopsis Destined to marry a queen (Kristanna Loken), a blacksmith (Benno Fürmann) takes a magic potion that makes him fall for the wrong woman.
- Uli Edel
- Benno Fürmann
Aired in United States November 29, 2004. Aired in United States March 27, 2006. Aired in United States March 28, 2006. Based on the Germanic myth "Das Nibelungenlied" and the Nordic "Volsunga Saga" which inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and composer Richard Wagner's four-opera cycle.
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Nov 15, 2004 · Sword Of Xanten (Das Niebelungenlied) (2004) Reviewed by Jamie Russell. Updated 14 November 2004. Contains brief moderate horror and moderate violence. A trimmed down version of a three-hour, made ...
Nov 29, 2004 · Visually, the film drew me in, and I found that the cast played reasonably well. The sorcery and hocus pocus was interesting but sometimes a bit too involved. The costume design was done well with ...