---
title: 'The Ancient Law (1923)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ewald André Dupont'
released: '1923-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ancient-law-1923'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013830/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ancient Law (1923)

1923 · 128 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Das alte Gesetz

## Synopsis

The Ancient Law is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher and Hermann Vallentin. The son of an Orthodox Rabbi faces hostility from his father when he decides to become an actor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ewald André Dupont](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewald-andre-dupont)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Reno](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-reno)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theodor Sparkuhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-sparkuhl)

## Cast

- [Julius Brandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-brandt)
- [Hermann Vallentin](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-vallentin)
- [Wolfgang Zilzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-zilzer)
- [Henny Porten](https://cinepixo.com/people/henny-porten)
- [Philipp Manning](https://cinepixo.com/people/philipp-manning)
- [Ernst Deutsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-deutsch)
- [Ruth Weyher](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-weyher)
- [Alice Hechy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-hechy)
- [Olga Limburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-limburg)
- [Jakob Tiedtke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakob-tiedtke)
- [Robert Garrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-garrison)
- [Fritz Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-richard)
- [Grete Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/grete-berger)
- [Margarete Schlegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-schlegel)
- [Robert Scholz](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-scholz-2)

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