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| Directed by | Rolf Thiele |
| Produced by | Franz Seitz, Jr. |
| Written by |
Ennio Flaiano Erika Mann Thomas Mann Franz Seitz, Jr. |
| Starring | Michael Maien |
| Cinematography | Wolf Wirth |
| Edited by | Ingeborg Taschner |
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86 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Wälsungenblut is a 1965 German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele, based on a Thomas Mann novella of the same name. 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.