The Dragon's Blood
The Dragon's Blood (Italian: Sigfrido) is a 1957 Italian fantasy film co-written and directed by Giacomo Gentilomo.[1] It is based on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.[2][3][1]
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| Directed by | Giacomo Gentilomo |
| Produced by | Antonio Ferrigno[1] |
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| Music by | Franco Langella[1] |
| Cinematography | Carlo Nebiolo[1] |
| Edited by | Rodolfo Novelli[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy |
Plot
Cast
- Sebastian Fischer as Sigfrido
- Katharina Mayberg as Brunilde
- Ilaria Occhini as Crimilde
- Rolf Tasna as Hagen
- Giorgio Costantini as Gunther
- Giulio Donnini as Alberico
- Bianca Doria
- Germano Longo as Gerenot
- Alberto Cinquini as Mime
- Livio Lorenzon
- Franca Mazzoni as Ute
- Pietro Tordi
- Tina Gloriani as Siglinde
- Enrico Olivieri as Gisselher
- Philippe Hersent as Nano
Production
Dragon's Blood giant dragon was one of the earliest creatures created by special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi.[1] Rambaldi would alter be responsible for the special effects on King Kong (1976) and E.T. (1982).[1]
Release
Dragon's Blood was released in 1957.[1] It was released in the United States with a longer 97 minute running time.[1]
References
- Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 49.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- Luciano De Giusti. Giacomo Gentilomo, cineasta popolare. Kaplan, 2008. ISBN 8889908300.
Bibliography
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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