The Ancient Law
7.2
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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Cast
17 people
Ernst Deutsch
Baruch Mayer
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Henny Porten
Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
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Anna Boleyn
Ruth Weyher
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Hermann Vallentin
Heinrich Laube
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Werner Krauss
Nathan, der Professor
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Margarete Schlegel
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Avrom Morewski
Rabbi Mayer
Also in
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Grete Berger
Mother
Known for
The Student of Prague
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Robert Garrison
Ruben Pick
Known for
Michael
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Jakob Tiedtke
Direktor
Known for
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Olga Limburg
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Alice Hechy
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Chamber Music
E.A. Dupont Director · Paul Reno Writer Heinrich Laube Writer
First release October 29, 1923 · Produced in Germany · Original title Das alte Gesetz
Production
Comedia-Film
Production
Germany
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Original title
Das alte Gesetz
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · October 29, 1923
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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