Jew Süss (movie)

Jew Süss (movie)

  • User score: 5
  • Production country: United Kingdom
  • Producer: Lothar Mendes
  • Production companies: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
  • Genre: Drama, History, Romance
  • Release date: 10/13/1934
  • Run time: 105 min.

Movie description

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 himself with the help of an evil Duke.

Actors

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Role(s): Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer

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Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Role(s): Marie Auguste

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Frank Vosper

Frank Vosper

Role(s): Duke Karl Alexander

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Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Role(s): Rabbi Gabriel

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Gerald du Maurier

Gerald du Maurier

Role(s): Weissensee

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