Loading credits…
Prince Hettore Gonzaga becomes obsessed with Emilia, who is about to marry Count Appiani. The prince's chamberlain Marinelli arranges the count's murder and brings Emilia to the prince's residence. Emilia asks her father Odoardo to kill her rather than leave her vulnerable to the prince's advances; he does so, then recoils from his act, while the prince banishes Marinelli.
Major von Tellheim, a discharged Prussian officer facing financial hardship and bribery allegations, refuses to marry his fiancée Minna. She pretends to be penniless to make him accept her, then reverses the ruse when his honor and fortune are restored.
Sara and her lover Mellefont have fled to France, but his hesitation to marry and the return of his former lover Marwood set off a chain of deception. Marwood poisons Sara; before dying, Sara forgives her and asks her father to care for Mellefont and Marwood’s daughter.
In Crusade-era Jerusalem, the Jewish merchant Nathan, Sultan Saladin, and a Christian Templar become linked through a rescued girl and a family secret. Nathan’s ring parable answers Saladin’s question about the true religion by urging tolerance among the three faiths.
A proud Prussian officer refuses to marry a wealthy heiress while his own fortunes are in decline. Determined to win him, the Baroness of Bruchsal pretends to be poor, turning his sense of honour into an obstacle that she hopes to overcome through deception.
A German-language play advocating religious tolerance and expressing sympathy for Jewish people.
Prince Hettore Gonzaga becomes obsessed with Emilia, who is about to marry Count Appiani. The prince's chamberlain Marinelli arranges the count's murder and brings Emilia to the prince's residence. Emilia asks her father Odoardo to kill her rather than leave her vulnerable to the prince's advances; he does so, then recoils from his act, while the prince banishes Marinelli.
Major von Tellheim, a discharged Prussian officer facing financial hardship and bribery allegations, refuses to marry his fiancée Minna. She pretends to be penniless to make him accept her, then reverses the ruse when his honor and fortune are restored.
Sara and her lover Mellefont have fled to France, but his hesitation to marry and the return of his former lover Marwood set off a chain of deception. Marwood poisons Sara; before dying, Sara forgives her and asks her father to care for Mellefont and Marwood’s daughter.
In Crusade-era Jerusalem, the Jewish merchant Nathan, Sultan Saladin, and a Christian Templar become linked through a rescued girl and a family secret. Nathan’s ring parable answers Saladin’s question about the true religion by urging tolerance among the three faiths.
A proud Prussian officer refuses to marry a wealthy heiress while his own fortunes are in decline. Determined to win him, the Baroness of Bruchsal pretends to be poor, turning his sense of honour into an obstacle that she hopes to overcome through deception.
A German-language play advocating religious tolerance and expressing sympathy for Jewish people.