Jew Süss

    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 himself with the help of an evil Duke.

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      Cast

      • Conrad VeidtJosef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
      • Benita HumeMarie Auguste
      • Frank VosperDuke Karl Alexander
      • Cedric HardwickeRabbi Gabriel
      • Gerald du MaurierWeissensee
      • Paul GraetzLandauer

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