The Ring Cycle: GotterdammerungMovie
THIRD DAY OF THE RING CYCLE. Günter, the lord of the Rhine people, gives Siegfried a love potion that causes Siegfried to forget Brünnhilde and fall in love with Günter's sister Gutrane. Siegfried has given Brünnhilde the Ring as a token of their love, but her Valkyrie sister urges her to destroy it, because their father Wotan has lost his spear and power and is hiding out in Valhalla. Instead, Brünnhilde keeps it, and under the influence of the potion, Siegfried steals it from her. Enraged, Brünnhilde helps Alberich's son murder Siegfried, but Siegfried's memory returns, and he dies thinking of Brünnhilde. Brünnhilde repents and orders a funeral pyre to be built. She rides into the fire herself, and the Rhinemaidens get the ring back. The story closes with flames flickering about Valhalla in the background. Filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in June & July 1991.
About The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung
The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung is a 1991 music movie directed by Harry Kupfer.
The production information lists a runtime of 4h 30m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Siegfried Jerusalem, Bodo Brinkmann, Philip Kang, Günter von Kannen. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
