Jew Süss
50 %|Oct 13, 1934|Drama, History, Romance
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.
Featured Crew
Lothar Mendes
Director
Michael Balcon
Producer
Lion Feuchtwanger
Novel
Roy Kellino
Director of Photography
A.R. Rawlinson
Scenario Writer
Dorothy Farnum
Adaptation
Bretton Byrd
Original Music Composer
Jack Beaver
Original Music Composer
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Cast
Conrad Veidt
Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
Benita Hume
Marie Auguste
Frank Vosper
Duke Karl Alexander
Cedric Hardwicke
Rabbi Gabriel
Gerald du Maurier
Weissensee
Paul Graetz
Landauer