The Jewess of Toledo | |
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Director: | Otto Kreisler |
Starring: | Franz Höbling Ida Norden Thea Rosenquist Josef Viktora |
Studio: | Helios Film |
Distributor: | Josef Rideg Film |
Country: | Austria |
Language: | Silent German intertitles |
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 1872 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.[1]