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Ring of the Nibelungs

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Film Stats

Character: Giselher
Release Date: 12.23.2004
Director: Uli Edel

Plot Summary

Siegfried, a young blacksmith, slays a dragon and wins the heart of the warrior queen Brunhild. He receives a large treasure as a reward from the Burgunds, but it comes with a curse that will endanger his future with the beautiful queen.

Cast & Character Bios

Giselher (Robert Pattinson)

» Giselher is the young brother of King Gunther and Princess Kriemhild. He idolizes the blacksmith Siegfried.

Eric/Siegfried (Benno Fürmann)

» Born a prince but raised a blacksmith, Siegfried slays the dragon that is terrorizing the Burgunds and is cursed by the evil Hagen. Siegfried must fight against the curse so as not to lose the love of his life, the warrior queen Brunhild.

» Benno Fürmann is a German actor with an extensive career in German and English film and television. He has studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York and got his breakout role in the 1998 television movie Die Bubi Scholz Story.

Brunhild (Kristanna Loken)

» Brunhild is a Valkyrie warrior queen who is destined to be with Siegfried but is torn away from him by a curse.

» Kristanna Loken is a Norwegian-American model and actress. Kristanna is best known for her roles in the television series The L Word and Painkiller Jane, and for her breakout role in Terminator 3.

Hagen (Julian Sands)

» The evil Hagen is King Gunther’s most trusted advisor. He places a curse on Siegfried in order to obtain the treasure for himself.

» Julian Sands is a British actor with over twenty years of experience in film and television. He is well-known for his work on 24 and Lipstick Jungle, as well as for his roles in numerous films.

Kriemhild (Alicia Witt)

» Princess Kriemhild, sister of King Gunther, is in love with the blacksmith Siegfried even though he loves the warrior queen Brunhild.

» Alicia Witt is an American actress who is best known for her role as Zoey on the television series Cybill and for her work in such films as Mr. Holland’s Opus and The Upside of Anger. Alicia is also an accomplished pianist.

Uli Edel, Writer/Director

» Uli Edel is a German writer and director who has an extensive resume of film and television work. He studied theatre science at the Munich Film School.

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