Film
The Jew of Mestri
1923Directed by Peter Paul Felner
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
About The Jew of Mestri
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Peter Paul Felner
- Writers
- Pietro Aretino
- Peter Paul Felner
- William Shakespeare
- Giovanni Fiorentino
- Original title
- Der Kaufmann von Venedig
