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The Jew of Mestri (1923)

The Jew of Mestri (1923)

Drama
Release Date: 1923, October 12
Directors: Peter Paul Felner
Countries: Germany
Cast: Max Schreck, Werner Krauß, Frida Richard, Lia Eibenschütz, Jakob Tiedtke, Henny Porten, Hans Brausewetter, Harry Liedtke, Ferdinand von Alten, Albert Steinrück, Carl Ebert

Overview:

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.