The Ancient Law
The Ancient Law (German: Das alte Gesetz) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher and Hermann Vallentin. The son of an Orthodox Rabbi faces hostility from his father when he decides to become an actor.
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| Directed by | E.A. Dupont |
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| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
Production company | Comedia-Film |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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Cast
- Henny Porten - Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
- Ruth Weyher - Hofdame
- Hermann Vallentin - Heinrich Laube
- Avrom Morewski (Abraham Morewski)- Rabbiner Mayer
- Ernst Deutsch - Baruch, sein Sohn
- Grete Berger - Seine Mutter
- Robert Garrison - Ruben Pick
- Margarete Schlegel - Esther, seine Tochter
- Jakob Tiedtke - Direktor der Schauspieler
- Olga Limburg - seine Frau
- Alice Hechy - Beider Tochter
- Julius Brandt - Ein alter Komödiant
- Fritz Richard - Nathan the professor
- Wolfgang Zilzer - Page
- Kálmán Zátony - Joseph Wagner
- Robert Scholz
- Alfred Krafft-Lortzing
- Dominik Löscher
- Philipp Manning
Bibliography
- Eisner, Lotte H. (2008) [1952]. The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt. Translated by Greaves, Roger. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25790-0.
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