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The Jew of Mestri

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, October 12 1923
101 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Werner KraußWerner KraußWerner Krauß was 39 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Shylock (Mordecai)'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 23 1884 –
Tue, Oct 20 1959
Portrait of Henny PortenHenny PortenHenny Porten was 33 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Porzia (Beatrice)'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 07 1890 –
Sat, Oct 15 1960
Portrait of Harry LiedtkeHarry LiedtkeHarry Liedtke was 41 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Bassanio (Giannetto)'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 12 1882 –
Sat, Apr 28 1945
Portrait of Max SchreckMax SchreckMax Schreck was 44 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Doge of Venice'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 06 1879 –
Thu, Feb 20 1936
Portrait of Albert SteinrückAlbert SteinrückAlbert Steinrück was 51 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Tubal'.
Birthday: Mon, May 20 1872 –
Sun, Feb 10 1929
Portrait of Frida RichardFrida RichardFrida Richard was 49 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Shylock's Mother (Wife of Mordecai)'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 01 1873 –
Thu, Sep 12 1946
Portrait of Lia EibenschützLia EibenschützLia Eibenschütz was 24 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Jessica (Rachela)'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 19 1899 –
Sun, Mar 03 1985
Portrait of Hans BrausewetterHans BrausewetterHans Brausewetter was 24 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Lanzelot Gobbo (Elias)'.
Birthday: Sat, May 27 1899 –
Sun, Apr 29 1945
Portrait of Jakob TiedtkeJakob TiedtkeJakob Tiedtke was 48 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Beppo (Marco)'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 23 1875 –
Thu, Jun 30 1960
Portrait of Carl EbertCarl EbertCarl Ebert was 36 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Antonio (Benito)'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 20 1887 –
Wed, May 14 1980
Portrait of Ferdinand von AltenFerdinand von AltenFerdinand von Alten was 38 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Prince of Aragon'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 12 1885 –
Fri, Mar 17 1933
Portrait of Gustav MayGustav MayGustav May was >> in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Heinz Rolf MünzHeinz Rolf MünzHeinz Rolf Münz was >> in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Friedrich LobeFriedrich LobeFriedrich Lobe was >> in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Claire RommerClaire RommerClaire Rommer was 18 in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Wed, Dec 07 1904 –
Mon, Aug 19 1996
Portrait of Max GrünbergMax GrünbergMax Grünberg was >> in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Carl GeppertCarl GeppertCarl Geppert was >> in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Willi AllenWilli AllenWilli Allen was >> in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Emil HelferEmil HelferEmil Helfer was >> in The Jew of Mestri
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Peter Paul FelnerPeter Paul FelnerPeter Paul Felner was >> in The Jew of Mestri as 'Director, Writer, Producer, Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Axel GraatkjærAxel GraatkjærAxel Graatkjær was 38 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 19 1885 –
Tue, Nov 11 1969
Portrait of Rudolph MatéRudolph MatéRudolph Maté was 25 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 21 1898 –
Tue, Oct 27 1964
Portrait of Giovanni FiorentinoGiovanni FiorentinoGiovanni Fiorentino was >> in The Jew of Mestri as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pietro AretinoPietro AretinoPietro Aretino was >> in The Jew of Mestri as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare would have been no older than 52 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Theatre Play'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 23 1564 –
Sat, Apr 23 1616
Portrait of Hermann WarmHermann WarmHermann Warm was 34 in The Jew of Mestri as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1889 –
Thu, Jan 01 1976