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The Ancient Law

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The Ancient Law

6.3

2h 8m

1923

Synopsis

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.

Director

E.A. Dupont

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

as Baruch Mayer

Henny Porten

Henny Porten

as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia

Ruth Weyher

Ruth Weyher

as Hofdame

Hermann Vallentin

Hermann Vallentin

as Heinrich Laube

Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

as Nathan, der Professor

Margarete Schlegel

Margarete Schlegel

as Esther, seine Tochter

Avrom Morewski

as Rabbi Mayer

Grete Berger

as Mother

Robert Garrison

as Ruben Pick

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