Nathan the Wise (film)

One of the main works of the Age of Enlightenment, Lessing's play is a powerful plea for tolerance, humanity and freedom of opinion. Set in the age of the crusades, it deals with the relations between the three monotheistic religions. Characters include the historical figure of Sultan Saladin, and the Jewish merchant Nathan; the character of Nathan is based on Lessing's friend, the renowned philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. When the play was published in 1779, this was considered breaching a taboo. ==Cast==

• Fritz Greiner as Sultan Saladin • Carl de Vogt as Assad of Filneck / Young Templar • Lia Eibenschütz as Sittah • Werner Krauss as Nathan • Bella Muzsnay as Recha • Margarete Kupfer as Daja • Rudolf Lettinger as Brother Bonafides • Ferdinand Martini as Al-Hafi • Ernst Schrumpf as the Patriarch of Jerusalem • Max Schreck as the Great Master of the Order of the Templar • Wolfgang von Schwindt as the Emir of Kurdistan • Ernst Matray as the Sultan's jester ==References==