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The Great Light
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.
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Information on the plot of 'The Great Light' is not readily available in public records. As a silent film from 1920, its specific narrative details are not widely documented.
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Many films from the silent era, especially those not considered major productions, have been lost to time due to factors like nitrate film decomposition and lack of preservation efforts.
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