August 1, 20241 yr My favorite old silent film is a four hour film from 1922, Dr. Mabuse Der Spieler, directed by Fritz Lang and written by his girlfriend Thea Von Harbeou. Later Lang would make Blade Runner (1929, silent) which would decades later be remade in sound. ------------------ In between those two films, in 1924 Lang and Von Harbeou made a two part 5 hour film. Siegfried and Die Niebelung Kriemhild's Revenge. When the films premiered in New York City it was presented in Phonofilm (a sound synchronized movie system that soon died out). The score by Richard Wagner who had earlier turned this ancient Niebelungenlied legend into his Ring opera cycle. Siegfried's girlfriend Brünnhilde will try to take revenge upon the spearman Hagen. You can hear Wagner's Brunnhilde's Ride theme in the movie Apocalypse Now when the choppers fly over Charlie territory. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
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