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
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet
- Web
- http://www.sfe.se External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +46-8 665 1100
- Fax
- +46-8 665 1450
- Address
- Filmhuset
Borgvägen 1-5
S-115 53
Stockholm, Sweden
- Name
Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF
- schurig@deutsches-filminstitut.de
- Web
- http://www.deutsches-filminstitut.de External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0611 97 000 10
- Fax
- 0611 97 000 15
- Address
- Filmarchiv
Kreuzberger Ring 56
65205 Wiesbaden
Germany
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