

The Ancient Law
Drama
Overview
Baruch Mayer, son of an orthodox rabbi from a poor shtetl in Galizia, decides to break with the family tradition and leave the shtetl to become an actor.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1923-10-29
Runtime:
2h 8m
Director:
E.A. Dupont
Writer:
Paul Reno, Heinrich Laube
Top Cast

Ernst Deutsch
Baruch Mayer

Henny Porten
Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia

Ruth Weyher
Hofdame

Hermann Vallentin
Heinrich Laube

Werner Krauss
Nathan, der Professor

Margarete Schlegel
Esther, seine Tochter

Avrom Morewski
Rabbi Mayer

Grete Berger
Mother

Robert Garrison
Ruben Pick

Jakob Tiedtke
Direktor

Olga Limburg
Frau

Alice Hechy
Tochter
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