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The Merchant of Venice (1923)
Directed by Peter Paul Felner
Overview
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.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Werner Krauss | Maximilian Schreck | Jakob Tiedtke | Albert Steinrück | Carl Ebert | Ferdinand von Alten | Harry Liedtke | Frida Richard | Henny Porten | Hans Brausewetter | Carl Geppert | Lia Eibenschütz | Claire Rommer | Willi Allen | Max Grünberg | Friedrich Lobe | Gustav May | Heinz Rolf Münz | Emil Helfer