The Jew of Mestri

The read

It runs a compact 1h 27m.

Synopsis

The film "Der Kaufmann von Venedig" ( The Jew Of Mestri ) was written, produced and directed by Peter Paul Felner in the silent year of 1923 and is a free adaptation of "Merchant of Venice" written by Herr William Shakespeare. It is an elegant and expensive German film production that was shot on location in beautiful and decadent Venice with some of the most important Teutonic actors of the time: Henny Porten, Harry Liedtke und Werner Krauss and even the mysterious Max Schreck.

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Key crew

• Peter Paul FelnerDirector
• Giovanni FiorentinoWriter
• Peter Paul FelnerWriter
• Pietro AretinoWriter

Cast

• Werner KraussShylock (Mordecai)
• Henny PortenPorzia (Beatrice)
• Harry LiedtkeBassanio (Giannetto)
• Max SchreckDoge of Venice
• Albert SteinrückTubal
• Frida RichardShylock's Mother (Wife of Mordecai)
• Lia EibenschützJessica (Rachela)
• Hans BrausewetterLanzelot Gobbo (Elias)
• Jakob TiedtkeBeppo (Marco)
• Carl EbertAntonio (Benito)
• Ferdinand von AltenPrince of Aragon
• Gustav MayCast

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