The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz) 100 years old

The Ancient Law

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.

Credits

The Ancient Law Cast

Name Character
Jakob Tiedtke He was 48, 85 years old when he died
Ernst Deutsch He was 33, 78 years old when he died as Baruch Mayer
Ruth Weyher She was 22, 81 years old when she died as Hofdame
Henny Porten She was 33, 70 years old when she died as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
Grete Berger She was 40, 47 years old when she died
Margarete Schlegel She was 24, 88 years old when she died as Esther, seine Tochter
Hermann Vallentin He was 51, 75 years old when he died as Heinrich Laube
Werner Krauss He was 39, 75 years old when he died as Nathan, der Professor
Robert Garrison He was 51, 72 years old when he died
Robert Scholz He was 37, 41 years old when he died
Julius Brandt He was 50, 76 years old when he died

The Ancient Law Crew

Name Department
Alfred Junge as Production Design. He was 37 (78) years old when He died Art
Theodor Sparkuhl as Director of Photography. He was 29 (51) years old when He died Camera
The Ancient Law poster
The Ancient Law (100 years)

  • Release day: Monday, October 29, 1923
  • Runtime: 128 minutes