The Ancient Law (1923)
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.
The Ancient LawDrama
Cast
- Ernst Deutsch — Baruch Mayer
- Henny Porten — Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
- Ruth Weyher — Hofdame
- Hermann Vallentin — Heinrich Laube
- Werner Krauss — Nathan, der Professor
- Margarete Schlegel — Esther, seine Tochter
- Avrom Morewski — Rabbi Mayer
- Grete Berger — Mother
- Robert Garrison — Ruben Pick
- Jakob Tiedtke — Direktor
- Olga Limburg — Frau
- Alice Hechy — Tochter
Where to watch The Ancient Law
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