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The Merchant of Venice

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Calorie Rating: 122
Released: 1923-10-12
Running Time: 87 Minutes


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.

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Cast

Werner Krauß
Character: Shylock (Mordecai)
Henny Porten
Character: Porzia (Beatrice)
Harry Liedtke
Character: Bassanio (Giannetto)

Max Schreck
Character: Doge of Venice
Albert Steinrück
Character: Tubal
Frida Richard
Character: Shylock's Mother (Wife of Mordecai)

Lia Eibenschütz
Character: Jessica (Rachela)
Hans Brausewetter
Character: Lanzelot Gobbo (Elias)
Jakob Tiedtke
Character: Beppo (Marco)

Carl Ebert
Character: Antonio (Benito)
Ferdinand von Alten
Character: Prince of Aragon





Production and Crew


Hermann Warm
Art Direction
Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography

Axel Graatkjær
Director of Photography