Treasure of the Petrified Forest

Treasure of the Petrified Forest (original title: Il tesoro della foresta pietrificata) is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Emimmo Salvi [de; it].

Il tesoro della foresta pietrificata
Directed byEmimmo Salvi
Written byLuigi Tosi, Emimmo Salvi, Adriano Antonelli, Benito Ilforte
Produced byDante Chiappa
CinematographyMario Parapetti
Edited byEnzo Alfonsi
Music byRolf Ferraro, Richard Wagner
Production
companies
Asteria Film, Olga Chart
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It mixes elements of the Nibelungen saga and of Richard Wagner's opera Ring of the Nibelung, which is also used as soundtrack (especially the famous Ride of the Valkyries).

Plot

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The god Wotan gives the young Prince Sigmund of Valhalla and his sister Brunhilde, the leader of the Valkyries, the task of defend the Petrified Forest. This is threatened by the Vikings, led by the aggressive Hunding, who plans an invasion of the forest, in search of the secret treasure of the Nibelung [de], the possession of which prospects unlimited power.

After crossing the border and invading Valhalla, Hunding finds an ally in the daughter of one of Sigmund's loyal followers, Erika, who is embittered by unrequited love. With her help the Vikings raid the camp of the Walhalla residents and kill many warriors. Sigmund swears vengeance and pursues them with the remaining men. However, thanks to other traitors in Sigmund's ranks, Hunding succeeds in capturing him and his fiancée Siglinde, Erika's sister. At the end, Sigmund escapes and, with the help of the Valkiries, succeeds in stopping the invaders and defeating Hunding in a duel.

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