

Nathan der Weise
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1922-12-28
Runtime:
2h 8m
Director:
Manfred Noa
Writer:
Hans Kyser
Top 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
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