Nathan der Weise (1922)
1922 · 2h 8m · Drama, History
Genres: 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.
Director: Manfred Noa
Writers: Hans Kyser
Cinematography: Hans Karl Gottschalk, Gustave Preiss
Cast
Fritz Greiner as Sultan SaladinCarl de Vogt as Assad von FilneckLia Eibenschütz as SittahWerner Krauss as NathanBella Muzsnay as RechaMargarete Kupfer as DajaRudolf Lettinger as Klosterbruder BonafidesFerdinand Martini as Al-HafiErnst Schrumpf as Patriarch von JerusalemMax Schreck as Grossmeister der TempleherrenWolfgang von Schwindt as Emir von KurdistanErnst Matray as Spassmacher des SultansMore like this
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