Alte Gesetz, Das

Alternative title
Baruch Ancient Law, The
Synopsis
Feature film. In nineteenth-century Austria, a young Jew leaves the ghetto to become an actor. He eventually becomes famous and is reunited with his disapproving Rabbi father. Ernst Deutsch, as the Jew Baruch, plays in a modest production of Romeo and Juliet staged by a travelling company. The audience laughs at his Jewish appearance but his performance attracts the attention of the Archduchess Elisabeth Theresa. With her help he becomes a celebrated actor and acts the part of Hamlet (the opening and close of the play are shown), the scenes being intercut with scenes of his father conducting the Yom Kippur ceremonies.
Country
Germany
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1923
Notes
The copy held in the BFI National Archive has Swedish titles.
Keywords
Jews; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Travelling players

Credits

Director
Ewald André Dupont
Cinematographer
Theodor Sparkhuhl
Screenplay
Paul Reno
Production Design
Alfred Junge; Curt Kahle
Cast
Avrom Morewski 
Ernst Deutsch 
Fritz Richard 
Grete Berger 
Henny Porten 
Herrmann Vallentin 
Jacob Tiedtke 
Margarethe Schlegel 
Robert Garrison 
Ruth Weyher 
Werner Krauß 

Production Company

Name

Comedia-Film

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Name

Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet

Web
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Phone
+46-8 665 1100
Fax
+46-8 665 1450
Address
Filmhuset
Borgvägen 1-5
S-115 53
Stockholm, Sweden
Name

Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF

Email
schurig@deutsches-filminstitut.de
Web
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Phone
0611 97 000 10
Fax
0611 97 000 15
Address
Filmarchiv
Kreuzberger Ring 56
65205 Wiesbaden
Germany
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