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The Ancient Law
The Ancient Law
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THE ANCIENT LAW

Das alte Gesetz

Directed by Ewald André Dupont
Germany, 1923
Drama, Silent

Synopsis

Baruch Mayr, 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. Due to this behaviour his father bans him from his family.

Synopsis

Baruch Mayr, 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. Due to this behaviour his father bans him from his family.