Das Alte Gesetz

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Dupont, E. A. (Ewald André), 1891-1956, director.

Hardinge, H. C. M., adaptor.

Junge, Alfred, art director.

Lang, Matheson, 1879-1948, adaptor.

Reno, Paul, 1887-1944, screenwriter.

Sparkuhl, Theodor, 1894-1946, director of photography.

AM (Publisher), digitiser.

British Film Institute, owner.

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Actors--Drama.

Actors.

Jews--Drama.

Jews.

Genre:

Fiction films

Silent films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 hours, 5 min., 43 sec.)) silent with intertitles, black and white

Production:

[Germany] [Comedia-Film] 1923

Contained In:

Shakespeare in silent film

Other Title:

Jude Skådespel i sex akter från 1860-talet

Language Note:

Silent film with German intertitles

Summary:

Das Alte Gesetz is a captivating black-and-white silent film from Germany's Weimar Republic era. It tells the story of a Jewish family dealing with the clash between old traditions and new ways of life. The story focuses on Baruch, who is the son of a strict Orthodox rabbi. He decides to leave his small town and pursue a career as an actor in Vienna. As Baruch explores the world of theatre and meets a more open-minded society he struggles between his cultural background and his wish for creative freedom

Participant:

Grete Berger, Julius Brandt, Ernst Deutsch, Robert Garrison, Alice Hechy, Olga Limburg, Avram Morewski, Henny Porten, Fritz Richard, Margarete Schlegel, Jakob Tiedtke, Hermann Vallentin, Ruth Weyher, Kòlòman Zatong

Credits:

Director, E. A. Dupont ; adaptation, Matheson Lang, H. C. M. Hardinge ; art director, Alfred Junge ; photography, Theodor Sparkuhl ; script, Paul Reno

Notes:

Original film format: 35mm

Vendor supplied data

OCLC:

1582416668