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The Jew of Mestri is a film of genre Drama with Werner Krauss

The Jew of Mestri (1923)

The Jew of Mestri
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The Merchant of Venice (German:Der Kaufmann von Venedig) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Peter Paul Felner and starring Werner Krauss, Henny Porten and Harry Liedtke. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. It was released in the United States in 1926 as The Jew of Mestri. The film was made on location in Venice, with scenes and characters added which were not in the original play. The only surviving copy is an English one which is two reels shorter than the German version.

Actors

Werner Krauss

(Shylock (Mordecai))Henny Porten

(Porzia (Beatrice))Harry Liedtke

(Bassanio (Giannetto))Max Schreck

(Doge of Venice)Ferdinand von Alten

(Prince of Aragon)
And :
Albert Steinrück
Frida Richard
Lia Eibenschütz
Hans Brausewetter
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