Jew Süss
13/10/1934
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.
Drama
History
Romance
Movie Information
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
