Jew Süss

Jew Süss

1h 45m 1934 Drama, History, Romance United Kingdom
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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.

Director

Lothar Mendes

Writer

Dorothy Farnum, A.R. Rawlinson