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Erotica, werewolves and barbarians: Sybil Danning ruled B-movies
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- Sybil Danning became a prominent star of B-movies in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Her roles included Kriemhild in an erotic Siegfried saga, a barbarian warrior and Queen Stirba in a werewolf horror film.
- The films also gained attention in the Czech Republic, where they were accompanied by famously stilted dubbing.
Sybil Danning ruled the B-movies of the 1970s and 1980s with a combination of sex appeal and force. Her screen characters were rarely understated, and the films built their appeal around spectacle, eroticism and fantasy.
She played Kriemhild in an eccentric erotic saga about Siegfried and appeared as a barbarian warrior in The Seven Magnificent Gladiators. She also became Queen Stirba in the horror film Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf.
Danning’s films found an audience in the Czech Republic as well. There, their flamboyant qualities were further embellished by dubbing described as amateurish and monotonous.
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