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24 July 2006

Find That Movie Poster: I watched Kino's restoration of Die Nibelungen this weekend and I love the cover-art but can't find out who the artist was or where I can get a print, or at least a desktop quality image of this. It is probably from the original release of 1924... Any advice?

post by: sciurus at: 07:20 | 9 comments

I've already emailed Kino, btw.

posted by sciurus 24 July | 07:26

I found this page from some Aussie MP who used to be the archivist at the University of Wollongong and looks like he might have had a copy of the poster, but the site is only waybacked, so most images are borked. I wonder if I should email him too... This is tough but fun.

posted by sciurus 24 July | 08:08

You might find a lead in this 1998 MoMA exhibit of UFA posters (scroll down). Might could find an exhibition catalog.

posted by eatitlive 24 July | 09:03

Good luck, sciurus! You may also be interested in these largish scans of Arthur Rackham Nibelungen illustrations (8 pages of thumbnails).

posted by taz 24 July | 09:09

oh, I forgot: there's also this different poster for Lang's film.

posted by taz 24 July | 09:12

I'm really fascinated at how the story unfolds, a traditional Nordic epic [dragon-slaying and oath-making] that eventually blends with fact-based historic events [Attila's invasion]. And how easily Siegfried compares to Achilles.

thanks for the help, btw!

posted by sciurus 24 July | 09:13

Wow, those Rackham scans are awesome!

posted by sciurus 24 July | 09:19

Tons more Nibelung/Rackham here.

posted by sciurus 24 July | 12:22

I did a whole post on this today.

posted by sciurus 25 July | 12:19

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