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6.5 / 10 IMDb October 29, 1923 2h 8m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 8m
Release Date
October 29, 1923
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
No Language
Country
Germany
Cast
Ernst Deutsch
as Baruch Mayer
Henny Porten
as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
Ruth Weyher
as Hofdame
Hermann Vallentin
as Heinrich Laube
Werner Krauss
as Nathan, der Professor
Margarete Schlegel
as Esther, seine Tochter
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Avrom Morewski
as Rabbi Mayer
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Grete Berger
as Mother
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Robert Garrison
as Ruben Pick
Jakob Tiedtke
as Direktor
Olga Limburg
as Frau
Alice Hechy
as Tochter
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Julius Brandt
as Komödiant
Robert Scholz
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Kálmán Zátony
No photo
Fritz Richard
as Nathan
Wolfgang Zilzer
as Page
Production Companies
Comedia-Film
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