Nathan der Weise (1922)
2h 8m
Running Time
December 28, 1922Release Date
Nathan der Weise (1922)
2h 8m
Running Time
December 28, 1922Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Fritz Greiner
Sultan Saladin
Carl de Vogt
Assad von Filneck, sein Bruder / Junger Tempelherr
Lia Eibenschütz
Sittah, seine Schwester
Bella Muzsnay
Recha
Werner Krauß
Nathan
Manfred Noa
Director
Margarete Kupfer
Daja
Rudolf Lettinger
Klosterbruder Bonafides
Details.
Wiki.
Nathan the Wise (German: Nathan der Weise) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Fritz Greiner, Carl de Vogt and Lia Eibenschütz. It is based on the 1779 play Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. The film provoked protests in Munich from far-right groups who felt it was too pro-Jewish.In 2010 oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil released a soundtrack composed for the film entitled Trouble in Jerusalem.