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The Ancient Law

6.819232h 8mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorE.A. Dupont
WritersPaul Reno·Heinrich Laube

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Cast · Directed by E.A. Dupont

EDErnst Deutsch
Ernst Deutsch
Baruch Mayer
HPHenny Porten
Henny Porten
Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
RWRuth Weyher
Ruth Weyher
Hofdame
HVHermann Vallentin
Hermann Vallentin
Heinrich Laube
WKWerner Krauss
Werner Krauss
Nathan, der Professor
MSMargarete Schlegel
Margarete Schlegel
Esther, seine Tochter
AM
Avrom Morewski
Rabbi Mayer
GB
Grete Berger
Mother
RGRobert Garrison
Robert Garrison
Ruben Pick
JTJakob Tiedtke
Jakob Tiedtke
Direktor
OLOlga Limburg
Olga Limburg
Frau
AHAlice Hechy
Alice Hechy
Tochter

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