The Jew of Mestri
1923, German. Directed by Peter Paul Felner.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Peter Paul FelnerDirector
- Werner KraussShylock (Mordecai)
- Henny PortenPorzia (Beatrice)
- Harry LiedtkeBassanio (Giannetto)
- Max SchreckDoge of Venice
- Albert SteinrückTubal
- Frida RichardShylock's Mother (Wife of Mordecai)
- Lia EibenschützJessica (Rachela)
- Hans BrausewetterLanzelot Gobbo (Elias)
- Jakob TiedtkeBeppo (Marco)
- Carl EbertAntonio (Benito)
- Ferdinand von AltenPrince of Aragon
- Gustav MayCast
Details
- Released
- 12 October 1923
- Original title
- Der Kaufmann von Venedig
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Giovanni Fiorentino, Peter Paul Felner, Pietro Aretino
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The Jew of Mestri runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Jew of Mestri isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 October 1923. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Jew of Mestri?
The Jew of Mestri (1923) was directed by Peter Paul Felner and stars Werner Krauss, Henny Porten, Harry Liedtke.