Nathan the Wise (film)

Nathan the Wise
Directed byManfred Noa
Written by
Produced byErich Wagowski
Starring
Cinematography
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 29 December 1922 (1922-12-29)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages
The film

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.[1]

In 2010 oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil released a soundtrack composed for the film entitled Trouble in Jerusalem.[2]

  1. ^ Prawer p. 20
  2. ^ Vasan, V.. Rabih Abou-Khalil: Trouble in Jerusalem – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2018.