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The Ancient Law

Oct 29, 1923 · 2h 8m
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Drama

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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.

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Ernst Deutsch
Baruch Mayer
Henny Porten
Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
Ruth Weyher
Hofdame
Hermann Vallentin
Heinrich Laube
Werner Krauss
Nathan, der Professor
Margarete Schlegel
Esther, seine Tochter
Avrom Morewski
Rabbi Mayer
Grete Berger
Mother
Directed by E.A. Dupont

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