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Nathan, der Weise (1979)

Nathan, der Weise poster
Directed by
Oswald Döpke
Genre
drama
Country
Germany
Rated
0
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a German television film based on a classic play from the 18th century. It tells the story of Nathan, a Jewish merchant in Jerusalem during the Crusades, who engages in a discussion about religion and tolerance with a Christian knight and a Muslim sultan.

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What happens

Nathan der Weise ist ein deutscher Fernsehfilm aus dem Jahr 1979 von Oswald Döpke. Er basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Drama von Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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