The Jew of Mestri (1923)
October 12, 1923Release Date
The Jew of Mestri (1923)
October 12, 1923Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Werner Krauss
Shylock (Mordecai)

Henny Porten
Porzia (Beatrice)

Harry Liedtke
Bassanio (Giannetto)

Max Schreck
Doge of Venice

Albert Steinrück
Tubal

Frida Richard
Shylock's Mother (Wife of Mordecai)

Lia Eibenschütz
Jessica (Rachela)

Hans Brausewetter
Lanzelot Gobbo (Elias)

Jakob Tiedtke
Beppo (Marco)

Carl Ebert
Antonio (Benito)

Ferdinand von Alten
Prince of Aragon

Peter Paul Felner
Director / Writer / Editor / Producer

Hermann Warm
Art Direction

Giovanni Fiorentino
Writer

Axel Graatkjær
Director of Photography

William Shakespeare
Theatre Play

Pietro Aretino
Writer

Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography

Emil Helfer

Willi Allen

Carl Geppert

Max Grünberg

Claire Rommer

Friedrich Lobe

Heinz Rolf Münz

Gustav May
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 12, 1923
Original NameDer Kaufmann von Venedig
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Merchant of Venice (German: Der Kaufmann von Venedig) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Peter Paul Felner and starring Werner Krauss, Henny Porten and Harry Liedtke. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. It was released in the United States in 1926 as The Jew of Mestri. The film was made on location in Venice, with scenes and characters added which were not in the original play. This is the surviving copy, being two reels shorter than the German version. The characters in the German retained Shakespeare's nomenclature, but in the American they were given new names sourced from the Italian work Il Pecorone, a 14th-century short story collection attributed to Giovanni Fiorentino, from which Shakespeare is believed to have drawn his idea. The film purports to be a return to the original, as an excuse for its differences from the play.
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