Jew Süss
- Released on
Drama, History, Romance
•- Runtime
- 105 mins
(6 votes)
A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel by Lionel Feuchtwanger, Jew Süss is the story of life in the 18th century Jewish ghetto of Württemberg. Süss (Veidt) works himself out of the ghetto and into a position of power with the help of an evil Duke.
A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel by Lionel Feuchtwanger, Jew Süss is the story of life in the 18th century Jewish ghetto of Württemberg. Süss (Veidt) works himself out of the ghetto and into a position of power with the help of an evil Duke.
Cast
- Conrad Veidt
- Benita Hume
- Frank Vosper
- Cedric Hardwicke
- Gerald du Maurier
- Paul Graetz
Director
- Lothar Mendes
Producers
- Michael Balcon
Screenwriter
- Dorothy Farnum
- A.R. Rawlinson
