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Nathan der Weise (1922)

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.

Release: 1922-12-28
Runtime: 128 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Cast
Fritz Greiner
Fritz Greiner
Sultan Saladin
Carl de Vogt
Carl de Vogt
Assad von Filneck
Lia Eibenschütz
Lia Eibenschütz
Sittah
Werner Krauss
Werner Krauss
Nathan
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Bella Muzsnay
Recha
Margarete Kupfer
Margarete Kupfer
Daja
Rudolf Lettinger
Rudolf Lettinger
Klosterbruder Bonafides
Ferdinand Martini
Ferdinand Martini
Al-Hafi
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Ernst Schrumpf
Patriarch von Jerusalem
Max Schreck
Max Schreck
Grossmeister der Templeherren
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Wolfgang von Schwindt
Emir von Kurdistan
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Ernst Matray
Spassmacher des Sultans