Nathan der Weise (1922)

7.4/10 128 min Drama History

Overview

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

Margarete Kupfer

Daja

Rudolf Lettinger

Klosterbruder Bonafides

Ferdinand Martini

Al-Hafi

Max Schreck

Grossmeister der Templeherren

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