The Blood of the Walsungs (film)

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 into 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.