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.
Director: Manfred Noa
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Fritz Greiner as Sultan Saladin |
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Carl de Vogt as Assad von Filneck |
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Lia Eibenschütz as Sittah |
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Werner Krauss as Nathan |
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Bella Muzsnay as Recha |
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Margarete Kupfer as Daja |
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Rudolf Lettinger as Klosterbruder Bonafides |
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Ferdinand Martini as Al-Hafi |
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Ernst Schrumpf as Patriarch von Jerusalem |
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Max Schreck as Grossmeister der Templeherren |
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Wolfgang von Schwindt as Emir von Kurdistan |
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Ernst Matray as Spassmacher des Sultans |
| Directing | Manfred Noa | Director |
| Crew | Gustave Preiss | Cinematography |
| Art | Otto Völckers | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Wesener | Costume Design |
| Crew | Hans Karl Gottschalk | Cinematography |
| Art | Karl Machus | Art Direction |
| Art | Peter Rochelsberg | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Hans Kyser | Writer |
| Writing | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing | Theatre Play |
