The Jew of Mestri

Name: The Jew of Mestri
Director: Peter Paul Felner
Genre: Drama
Released: 1923-10-12
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Werner Krauss, Henny Porten, Harry Liedtke, Max Schreck, Albert Steinrück

1923

1h 27m

Drama

Director: Peter Paul Felner

Writers: Giovanni Fiorentino, Pietro Aretino

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.