Jew Süss (1934)
Jew Süss
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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Conrad Veidt
as Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
as Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
Benita Hume
as Marie Auguste
as Marie Auguste
Frank Vosper
as Duke Karl Alexander
as Duke Karl Alexander
Cedric Hardwicke
as Rabbi Gabriel
as Rabbi Gabriel
Gerald du Maurier
as Weissensee
as Weissensee
Paul Graetz
as Landauer
as Landauer
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Lothar Mendes
Director
Director
Lion Feuchtwanger
Novel
Novel
Roy Kellino
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Dorothy Farnum
Adaptation
Adaptation
Bretton Byrd
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Charles Williams
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
A.R. Rawlinson
Scenario Writer
Scenario Writer
Michael Balcon
Producer
Producer
Jack Beaver
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
John Greenwood
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
A.R. Rawlinson
Screenplay
Screenplay
Dorothy Farnum
Screenplay
Screenplay
