Uriel Acosta is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Ernst Wendt and starring Bruno Decarli, Margit Barnay and Leonhard Haskel.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter.[2] It is an adaptation of the 1847 play of the same title by Karl Gutzkow inspired by the life of Uriel da Costa.
| Uriel Acosta | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ernst Wendt |
| Written by | Max Jungk Julius Urgiss |
| Based on | Uriel Acosta by Karl Gutzkow |
| Produced by | Bruno Decarli |
| Starring | Bruno Decarli Margit Barnay Leonhard Haskel |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
Production company | Decarli Film |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
edit- Bruno Decarli as Uriel Acosta
- Margit Barnay as Judith
- Leonhard Haskel as De Silva
- Adolf Klein as Banderstraaten
- Josef Rehberger as Ben Jochai
- Frida Richard as Blinde Mutter
- Erwin Biswanger
- Paul Rehkopf
- Hans Fischer
- Frieda Lehndorf
- Walter Norbert
- Hermann Schmelz
- Erra Sylf
- Toni Zimmerer
References
edit- ↑ Estermann p. 44
- ↑ "Uriel Acosta". Filmportal.de. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Estermann, Alfred. Die Verfilmung literarischer Werke. Bouvier, 1965.
External links
edit- Uriel Acosta at IMDb
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