Nathan der Weise

During the Crusades in the late twelfth century the crusaders defeated in his third campaign and forced to sign an armistice with the Arab Sultan Saladin, the ruling Jerusalem. The city was taken twenty prisoners knights, and all except one, who was executed by order of Saladin. Survivor young knight Templar is walking freely around the city in a white cloak. During a fire that occurred in the home of a wealthy Jew Nathan, the young man risk his life to save his daughter Rehu. Nathan returns from a business trip and brings from Babylon on the twenty camels rich cargo. The believers honor him, "like a Prince", and called "Nathan the wise", not "Nathan rich," as a notice. Nathan meets a friend of his daughter, a Christian Daya who has long lived in the house. She tells the owner about the incident, and he immediately wants to see a noble young man-Savior, to generously reward him. Daya explains that the Templar does not want to communicate with him and on her invitation to visit their house meets the bitter mockery.