Henny Porten — Actor (4)
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This Ancient Law (1923) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Das Alte Gesetz
director: Ewald André Dupont actor: Henny Porten
other title: 古老法则 / Das Alte Gesetz …
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.
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The Jew of Mestri (1923) [Movie] Douban
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
director: Peter Paul Felner actor: Hans Brausewetter / Werner Krauß …
other title: 威尼斯商人 / Der Kaufmann von Venedig
The Venetian merchant Antonio is in a difficult financial situation. To help his friend Bassanio, who is campaigning for the heiress Portia, he goes, although in mutual disgust, to the Jewish money lender Shylock to borrow money from him. If Antonio can not repay the debt Shylock is allowed to cut a pound of meat out of Antonio's body. That is the deal.