Jew Süss

10/13/1934

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1hr 45min

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Drama

,History

,Romance

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Conrad Veidt
  • Benita Hume
  • Frank Vosper
  • Cedric Hardwicke
  • Gerald du Maurier

    Director

  • Lothar Mendes

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English