Claim: The Blood of the Walsungs was a German comedy film from the 1960s directed by Rolf Thiele, who directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977.
Evidence: The Blood of the Walsungs (German: Wälsungenblut) is a 1965 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele, based on a Thomas Mann novella of the same name written in 1905 and published in 1921. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977.