Claim: Rolf Thiele directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977, including the 1960s German comedy, The Blood of the Walsungs.
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.