Summary One of the main works of the Age of Enlightenment, a powerful plea in favour of tolerance, humanity and freedom of opinion. Set in the age of the crusades, it deals with the relations between the three monotheistic religions. Lessing includes the historical figure of Sultan Saladin, the Jewish merchant Nathan is a portrait of his friend, the renowned philosopher Moses Mendelssohn - when the play was published in 1779, this was considered breaching a taboo. View more details
Directed : Manfred Noa
Written : Hans Kyser Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Stars : Werner Krauss Carl de Vogt Fritz Greiner Lia Eibenschütz
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Sep 20, 1923
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German None
Filming locations : Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
Production companies : Bavaria Film Münchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka) Filmhaus Bavaria GmbH
Summary One of the main works of the Age of Enlightenment, a powerful plea in favour of tolerance, humanity and freedom of opinion. Set in the age of the crusades, it deals with the relations between the three monotheistic religions. Lessing includes the historical figure of Sultan Saladin, the Jewish merchant Nathan is a portrait of his friend, the renowned philosopher Moses Mendelssohn - when the play was published in 1779, this was considered breaching a taboo. View more details
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Sep 20, 1923
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German None
Filming locations : Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
Production companies : Bavaria Film Münchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka) Filmhaus Bavaria GmbH