Ernst Matray

Nathan der Weise — Silent movie adaptation of Lessing's play. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish m

A Venetian Night — The young Anselmus Aselmeyer fulfilled a long cherished dream: He travels to Venice, the city of his dreams. Once there,

Hilde Warren and Death — Hilde Warren, a famous actress, is impregnated by a convicted murderer and becomes plagued by visions of Death. Upon dis

The Miracle — When a wayward nun, Megildis, deserts her convent with a knight, a statue of the Virgin Mary comes to life and takes pla

The Island of the Blessed — Max Reinhardt’s second and last silent film. It tells the story of two young girls (Cheerful & Shy) who, in order to esc