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      • Nathan the Wise (German: Nathan der Weise) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Fritz Greiner, Carl de Vogt and Lia Eibenschütz. It is based on the 1779 play Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. The film provoked protests in Munich from far-right groups who felt it was too pro-Jewish.
      In 2010 oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil released a soundtrack composed for the film entitled Trouble in Jerusalem.


      Plot


      One of the main works of the Age of Enlightenment, it is a powerful plea for tolerance, humanity and freedom of opinion. Set in the age of the crusades, it deals with the relations between the three monotheistic religions. Characters include the historical figure of Sultan Saladin, and the Jewish merchant Nathan; the character of Nathan is based on Lessing's friend, the renowned philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. When the play was published in 1779, this was considered breaching a taboo.


      Cast


      Fritz Greiner as Sultan Saladin
      Carl de Vogt as Assad of Filneck / Young Templar
      Lia Eibenschütz as Sittah
      Werner Krauss as Nathan
      Bella Muzsnay as Recha
      Margarete Kupfer as Daja
      Rudolf Lettinger as Brother Bonafides
      Ferdinand Martini as Al-Hafi
      Ernst Schrumpf as the Patriarch of Jerusalem
      Max Schreck as the Great Master of the Order of the Templar
      Wolfgang von Schwindt as the Emir of Kurdistan
      Ernst Matray as the Sultan's jester


      References




      Bibliography


      Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2007) [2005]. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-84545-303-9.


      External links



      Nathan the Wise at IMDb

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