The Jew of Mestri

Peter Paul Felner
1923-10-12


5.3
87 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Werner Krauß Shylock (Mordecai) Unowned
Henny Porten Porzia (Beatrice) Unowned
Harry Liedtke Bassanio (Giannetto) Unowned
Max Schreck Doge of Venice Unowned
Albert Steinrück Tubal Unowned
Frida Richard Shylock's Mother (Wife of Mordecai) Unowned
Lia Eibenschütz Jessica (Rachela) Unowned
Hans Brausewetter Lanzelot Gobbo (Elias) Unowned
Jakob Tiedtke Beppo (Marco) Unowned
Carl Ebert Antonio (Benito) Unowned
Ferdinand von Alten Prince of Aragon Unowned
Gustav May Unowned
Heinz Rolf Münz Unowned
Friedrich Lobe Unowned
Claire Rommer Unowned
Max Grünberg Unowned
Carl Geppert Unowned
Willi Allen Unowned
Emil Helfer Unowned