The Blood of the Walsungs () 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 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 as Von Gelbsattel, an officer Rudolf Rhomberg
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