Nathan der Weise

1922 · 128 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 157 VOTES · DIR. Manfred Noa

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Overview

Silent movie adaptation of Lessing's play. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar bridge their gaps between Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Dialogue Timeline — 314 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:05 From the silent film produced in Munich
00:01:17 CHARACTERS: The Sultan Saladino, Fritz Greiner
00:02:33 PRELUDE
00:05:42 Blanda and ...
00:11:25 looting from town to town.
00:24:12 The religious wars of the fanatics burned from morning to night
00:28:53 pay a ransom of ten pieces of gold
00:30:36 Christian Warriors could redeem in gold
00:36:19 And Recha thought of her father's prayers
00:45:15 Recha ... Where is Recha?
00:50:51 Who is the party for?
00:57:39 Nathan, I am ashamed
01:03:59 Let me return to my desert!
01:10:08 A man once lived in the far east
01:13:22 Just as the father was dying, the children arrived, each with
01:17:04 love of mankind, without prejudice, I will remember what God gave me!
01:23:56 A Jew is always a Jew!
01:30:57 Before you, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, appears the noble Curd von Stauffer
01:39:20 FIFTH ACT.
01:44:24 [Letter] Konrad von Filneck to Assad, Duke of Schwabia
01:50:29 The Templar Knights are marching on Jerusalem!
01:57:38 It is better for one man to die than all of
02:00:05 Leu von Filneck, now comes the hardest test of your heart:

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed314
Dialogue density2.5 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line02:00:05

Production Record

DirectorManfred Noa
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes157