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The Jewess of Toledo (1919)

The Jewess of Toledo poster
Original title
Die Jüdin von Toledo
Directed by
Otto Kreisler
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
40 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film about a king in 12th century Spain who has a relationship with a Jewish woman. It shows the romance between them and the conflicts it creates.

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What happens

The Jewess of Toledo (German: Die Jüdin von Toledo) is a 1919 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Otto Kreisler and starring Franz Höbling, Ida Norden and Thea Rosenquist. It is an adaptation of the 1851 play The Jewess of Toledo by Franz Grillparzer which was based on the relationship between Alfonso VIII of Castile and Rahel la Fermosa in 12th century Spain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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