Released:
1934-10-13

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 with the help of an evil Duke.

Director:
Lothar Mendes

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama, History, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Conrad Veidt
  as
  Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
• 
  Benita Hume
  as
  Marie Auguste
• 
  Frank Vosper
  as
  Duke Karl Alexander
• 
  Cedric Hardwicke
  as
  Rabbi Gabriel
• 
  Gerald du Maurier
  as
  Weissensee