The Great Light

The Great Light — Plot

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.

• Release date
• May 7, 1920
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Hanna Henning

The Great Light — Cast

Emil Jannings Lorenz Ferleitner Kurt Vespermann Fritz Rasmussen Frida Richard Frau Rasmussen Margarete Schön Charlotte Rasmussen Albert Patry Dr. Sellnitz Wilhelm Diegelmann Burghaber Hermann Böttcher Prof. Marquard Max Pohl Goldner