Hans Kyser
Der Student von Prag
Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town, in amicable rivalry with his friend Dahl for the affections of Lydia, the innkeeper's niece. While the students are celebrating Lydia's birthday, the opera singer Julia Stella arrives at the inn - and Balduin's life begins to unravel.
Manon Lescaut
A French adventurer fights to save a woman in the life of prostitution.
Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage
God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.
Nathan der Weise
Silent movie adaptation of Lessing's play. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar bridge their gaps between Judaism, Islam and Christianity.