Jew Süss (1934)

Jew Süss (1934)

1934-10-13 United Kingdom 105 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Conrad Veidt is Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
Benita Hume is Marie Auguste
Marie Auguste
Frank Vosper is Duke Karl Alexander
Duke Karl Alexander
Cedric Hardwicke is Rabbi Gabriel
Rabbi Gabriel
Gerald du Maurier is Weissensee
Paul Graetz is Landauer
Landauer