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Nathan der Weise

70 %|Dec 28, 1922|Drama, History

Silent movie adaptation of Lessing's play. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar bridge their gaps between Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Featured Crew

Manfred Noa
Director
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Theatre Play
Hans Kyser
Writer
Hans Karl Gottschalk
Cinematography
Gustave Preiss
Cinematography
Karl Machus
Art Direction
Otto Völckers
Art Direction
Peter Rochelsberg
Set Decoration

Cast

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Fritz Greiner
Sultan Saladin
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Carl de Vogt
Assad von Filneck
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Rudolf Lettinger
Klosterbruder Bonafides
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Ernst Schrumpf
Patriarch von Jerusalem
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Max Schreck
Grossmeister der Templeherren
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Wolfgang von Schwindt
Emir von Kurdistan
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Ernst Matray
Spassmacher des Sultans