The Ring Cycle: Die Walkure (1992)
Synopsis
FIRST DAY OF THE RING CYCLE. Fleeing for his life, Siegmund seeks shelter at Sieglinde's house. Her husband Hunding happens to be one of Siegmund's pursuers, and the two of them must cross swords the next day. As Siegmund laments his lack of a weapon, Sieglinde directs him to the sword Nothung stuck in an ash tree. Despite discovering they are twin siblings, the two fall in love. The King of Gods Wotan, their father, sends his Valkyrie daughter Brünnhilde to aid Siegmund. Fricka protests, and Wotan uses his spear to break Siegmund's sword during the battle. Siegmund is slain, but Brünnhilde rescues both the sword fragments and Sieglinde who is pregnant with Siegmund's child Siegfried. Wotan is angry that she intervened, but since Brünnhilde is his favorite child, he merely strips her of immortality and sends her into an enchanted sleep, surrounded by fire. Filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in June & July 1992.
Release Date: 1992-06-15
Runtime: 237 minutes
Director: Harry Kupfer
Top Cast
- Poul Elming as Siegmund
- Nadine Secunde as Sieglinde
- Matthias Hölle as Hunding
- John Tomlinson as Wotan
- Anne Evans as Brünnhilde
- Linda Finnie as Fricka
- Eva Johansson as Gerhilde
- Ruth Floeren as Ortlinde
- Shirlay Close as Waltraude
- Hitomi Katagirl as Schwertleite
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