Drama · Germany · 1923 · 2h 8m

The Ancient Law

Das alte Gesetz

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Director
E.A. Dupont
Cast
Ernst Deutsch as Baruch Mayer Henny Porten as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia Ruth Weyher as Hofdame Hermann Vallentin as Heinrich Laube Werner Krauss as Nathan, der Professor Margarete Schlegel as Esther, seine Tochter
Crew
Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography Paul Reno — Writer Heinrich Laube — Writer Alfred Junge — Production Design Kurt Kahle — Production Design Ali Hubert — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
E.A. Dupont Director Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography Paul Reno Writer Heinrich Laube Writer Alfred Junge Production Design Kurt Kahle Production Design Ali Hubert Costume Design
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