It was in colour and may have been dubbed in English, and started with a group of medieval people in a castle discussing the legend of some ancestor who was like one of these heroes in a fantasy world long past.
The film then goes back even further in time to show how he slayed a dragon in a cave which was supposed to make him immortal if he bathed in its blood.
This he did but he failed to notice a leaf stuck on his back which made for a weakness in his immortality (on the lines of the Achilles heel fable) because the dragon's blood failed to bathe that one part of his body.
He then went on to do heroic deeds etc but I cannot remember much else of the film - BUT - would love to watch it again if I could only find out what it was called! HELP!!
2007-02-17 02:21:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It sounds a bit like a version of Die Nibelungen, the tale of Siegfried. If we're talking the sixties, then there are two possibilities:
'Sigfrido' (1957) (aka 'The Dragon's Blood');
'Die Nibelungen, Teil 1: Siegfried' (1966) (aka 'Siegfried').
I've put the relevant IMDB links below.
2007-02-17 02:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by MHW 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the name of the film made in the 60's but a movie came on Sci Fi during 06 that followed many if not all of the points you listed . The name of the Sci Fi movie was Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King. Its based on a epic poem Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs. Maybe you can use the information I provided to help you find the movie your looking for.
2007-02-17 02:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by terrorfex01 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a Norse or Icelandic legend. I don't know the film, but it's probably based on ''Thiðrekssaga' .
Regin
In the Icelandic legend, Regin was the son of Hreidmar and brother of Fafnir and Otter.
When Fafnir killed their father, Fafnir wanted the entire treasure for himself, so he drove Regin away. Not long after that, Fafnir was turned into a fearsome dragon.
Regin became Sigurd's foster father and tutor in Hjalprek's court in Denmark. He told Sigurd's story about his family and the treasure. Sigurd decided to help Regin in gaining the treasure. It was Regin who reforged Sigmund's shatter sword. Sigurd called this sword, Gram. With this sword, Sigurd killed the dragon.
Regin hoped to keep all the treasure, tricked Sigurd that he would not seek vengeance upon the young hero, if he cooked Fafnir's heart for him to eat. By eating the dragon's heart, Regin would become stronger than Sigurd. However, Sigurd discovered the deception when he tasted the dragon's blood and could understand the speech of the bird. The birds revealed the truth of Regin's intention, so Sigurd killed Regin and took all the treasure.
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In the Norwegian 'Thiðrekssaga' , Regin was the brother of the smith Mimir. Here, Regin had been tranformed into a dragon, while it was Mimir who was foster father of Sigurd and made the sword Gram for Sigurd. However, Sigurd did not used the Gram to kill the dragon (Regin); Sigurd had used a large log that he had used to build a fire. With this wood, Sigurd struck dragon's head that killed Regin. Then Sigurd used his axe to off the dragon's head.
Sigurd feeling hungry, cooked a bit of meat of the dragon in his kettle. Like in the Volsunga Saga, some of the juice (blood) of the dragon burned his finger. Sigurd immediately could understand the speech of the birds. Sigurd learned that Mimir had send him into the forest to die. Sigurd ate the dragon's meat. Then Sigurd bathed in the dragon's blood, which made his skin, hard and horny, invulnerable to all weapons, except the small part of his back which he could not reach.
Sigurd returned to his foster father with the dragon's head. Mimir knew the hero's intention to kill him for betrayal. Mimir promised to give him treasure and invincible weapon to ransom his life. Mimir also revealed the wonderful horse at the castle of Brynhild. Mimir gave him armour, helmet and the sword Gram. With the sword in his hand, Sigurd's lopped off Mimir's head. Sigurd took all the treasure within the smithy and left.
http://www.timelessmyths.com/norse/norseminor.html
2007-02-17 02:33:48 · answer #3 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Siegfried I think
2007-02-17 02:25:24 · answer #4 · answered by sarah79728 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that movie sounds SO familiar,but i dont recall what it was.
2007-02-17 02:35:41 · answer #5 · answered by i.Nεεd.Yεw.Bσσ* 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋