Nathan der Weise (1922)

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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

Sultan Saladin
Assad von Filneck
Emir von Kurdistan
Spassmacher des Sultans
Klosterbruder Bonafides
Patriarch von Jerusalem
Grossmeister der Templeherren

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