The Ancient Law
1923, German. Directed by E.A. Dupont.
Baruch Mayer, son of an orthodox rabbi from a poor shtetl in Galizia, decides to break with the family tradition and leave the shtetl to become an actor.
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- E.A. DupontDirector
- Ernst DeutschBaruch Mayer
- Henny PortenErzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
- Ruth WeyherHofdame
- Hermann VallentinHeinrich Laube
- Werner KraussNathan, der Professor
- Margarete SchlegelEsther, seine Tochter
- Avrom MorewskiRabbi Mayer
- Grete BergerMother
- Robert GarrisonRuben Pick
- Jakob TiedtkeDirektor
- Olga LimburgFrau
- Alice HechyTochter
Details
- Released
- 29 October 1923
- Original title
- Das alte Gesetz
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Paul Reno, Heinrich Laube
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The Ancient Law runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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Who directed The Ancient Law?
The Ancient Law (1923) was directed by E.A. Dupont and stars Ernst Deutsch, Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher.