December 28, 1922
Release Date

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Nathan der Weise (1922)

Name: Nathan der Weise
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1922-12-28

2h 8m

Running Time

December 28, 1922
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Release Date
December 28, 1922

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 8m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2023-11-12

Wiki.

Nathan the Wise (German: Nathan der Weise) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Fritz Greiner, Carl de Vogt and Lia Eibenschütz. It is based on the 1779 play Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. The film provoked protests in Munich from far-right groups who felt it was too pro-Jewish.In 2010 oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil released a soundtrack composed for the film entitled Trouble in Jerusalem.