Nathan der Weise

2h 8m
DramaHistory
7.2

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.

Cast

Fritz Greiner
Sultan Saladin
Carl de Vogt
Assad von Filneck
Lia Eibenschütz
Sittah
Werner Krauss
Nathan
Bella Muzsnay
Recha
Margarete Kupfer
Daja
Rudolf Lettinger
Klosterbruder Bonafides
Ferdinand Martini
Al-Hafi
Ernst Schrumpf
Patriarch von Jerusalem
Max Schreck
Grossmeister der Templeherren
Wolfgang von Schwindt
Emir von Kurdistan
Ernst Matray
Spassmacher des Sultans

Crew

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

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