Jew Süss (1934)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1934-10-13
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Lothar Mendes
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- Conrad Veidt as Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
- Benita Hume as Marie Auguste
- Frank Vosper as Duke Karl Alexander
- Cedric Hardwicke as Rabbi Gabriel
- Gerald du Maurier as Weissensee
- Paul Graetz as Landauer
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