poster

Jew Süss

Drama | History

5.0

Release Date

October 13, 1934

Duration

105 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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.

Casts

Conrad Veidt

Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer

Conrad Veidt

Benita Hume

Marie Auguste

Benita Hume

Frank Vosper

Duke Karl Alexander

Frank Vosper

Cedric Hardwicke

Rabbi Gabriel

Cedric Hardwicke

Gerald du Maurier

Weissensee

Gerald du Maurier

Paul Graetz

Landauer

Paul Graetz

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