The head of Prague's Jewish community who foresees impending disaster. To protect his people from expulsion, he secretly creates and animates the Golem using ancient magic. He presents the creature to the Emperor, where it saves the court, securing a pardon for the Jews. Later, he must perform a counter-spell to purge the demonic spirit Astaroth from the Golem after it goes on a rampage.
Priamos is the king of Troy and father of Paris. He asks the gods to protect his city and celebrates an oracle promising peace, but later refuses Menelaos and Agamemnon’s demand that Helena be returned. After recalling a seer’s warning, he resolves that Paris must be sacrificed to save Troy.
Veteran police sergeant major and father of the protagonist. A strict, duty-bound officer who prioritizes the law above personal ties. He discovers his son's involvement in a fatal shooting and promptly arrests him.
Tubal is Mordecai's merchant friend and the father of Elias. His importance comes from the marriage arrangement connecting his son to Rachela, whom Mordecai has betrothed against her will. The plot identifies him through this family and business relationship, but gives him no direct action in the later bond or court proceedings.
The master bell-founder lives with his wife Anna and daughter Beate in a house rebuilt after the Ottoman destruction of 1683. When Svetelenz claims to have found the buried treasure, the Master joins in hiding it from Arno. He and Anna take the gold to their room, but the house collapses while Svetelenz digs into its main pillar.
Georg Bertink is an automobile company owner and Sappho's former lover. He tells Richard that Sappho is the woman who drove Andreas insane and that he himself was the man she left Andreas for. After Sappho leaves him for Richard, she later tries to return, but Bertink turns her away.
Albert Steinrück has 63 screen credits in a career dating back to 1910. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Fridericus Rex with 2 titles. Signature works include Asphalt, The Golem: How He Came into the World, Herbstzeit am Rhein. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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