---
title: 'Nathan the Wise (1922)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Manfred Noa'
released: '1922-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nathan-the-wise-1922'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013428/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nathan the Wise (1922)

1922 · 123 min · Drama, History · Germany

Original title: Nathan der Weise

## Synopsis

Nathan the Wise 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Manfred Noa](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-noa)
- **Screenplay:** [Hans Kyser](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-kyser)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Willy Schmidt-Gentner](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-schmidt-gentner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gustave Preiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustave-preiss), [Hans Karl Gottschalk](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-karl-gottschalk)

## Cast

- [Werner Krauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-krauss)
- [Wolfgang von Schwind](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-von-schwind)
- [Ernst Matray](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-matray)
- [Carl-Heinz Schroth](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-heinz-schroth)
- [Rudolf Lettinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-lettinger)
- [Max Schreck](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-schreck)
- [Fritz Greiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-greiner)
- [Carl de Vogt](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-de-vogt)
- [Ferdinand Martini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-martini)
- [Margarete Kupfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-kupfer)
- [Lia Eibenschütz](https://cinepixo.com/people/lia-eibenschutz)

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