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The Great Light (1920)

6 | May 07, 1920 (DE) | Drama | 01:50

Lorenz Ferleitner has worked his way up from a poor but gifted farm boy to a recognized master builder. When a new cathedral is to be built, he is given the honor of carrying out the task. He would like to commission the unknown young painter Fritz Rasmussen to decorate the dome. The director of the art academy, Professor Marquardt, however, wants to employ his untalented nephew for the painting work. A bitter conflict unfolds.

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Emil Jannings
Lorenz Ferleitner
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Kurt Vespermann
Fritz Rasmussen
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Frida Richard
Frau Rasmussen
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Margarete Schön
Charlotte Rasmussen
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Albert Patry
Dr. Sellnitz
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Hermann Böttcher
Prof. Marquard
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Max Pohl
Goldner
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Karl Rückert
General von Schönherr

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