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Jew Süss (1934)

Directed by Lothar Mendes

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 himself with the help of an evil Duke.

Length 105 minutes

Actors

Conrad Veidt | Benita Hume | Frank Vosper | Cedric Hardwicke | Gerald du Maurier | Paul Graetz