The Jew of Mestri
Drama
Lenguage:87 min
Duration:de
Release date:Oct 12, 1923
Calificacion:5.3
Description:
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.
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)