Nathan the Wise (1922)
With Fritz Greiner, Carl de Vogt, Lia Eibenschütz, Werner Krauss, Ferdinand Martini, Max Schreck, Margarete Kupfer, Wolfgang von Schwind
Directed by Manfred Noa
Nathan the Wise (German: Nathan der Weise) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Fritz Greiner, Carl de Vogt and Lia Eibenschütz. It is based on the 1779 play Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. The film provoked protests in Munich from far-right groups who felt it was too pro-Jewish.
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