Just so the UK readership knows: Channel 4 will be airing Sword of Xanten — that’s the title they gave the feature version of Ring of the Nibelungs — on Friday, December 23rd at 12:35 PM.
I have to say that neither of us is entirely wild about the feature cut. It’s tough trying to ram four hours’ worth of screenplay into so small a space, and I’m afraid the roughness shows. But (as we keep telling each other) at least the thing got made. So make some popcorn and kick back. The dragon’s fun, at least.
(BTW, considering the hour at which they’re showing the thing, I have a feeling some of Kristanna Loken’s more, uh, revealing scenes are going to be curtailed. Well, fooey.)