Released:
1933-11-15

Overview:
Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return. The Crusades, 1150: Matathias, now an anonymous knight, competes for glory in combat and for the wife of a soldier. Palermo, 1290: Matteos Battadios witnesses the death of his young son, leading to conflict with his wife over whether to take comfort in Christianity. Seville, 1560: Dr Matteos Battadios dedicates himself to the treatment and comfort of the poor, but his life and work are endangered by the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition.

Director:
Maurice Elvey

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Drama, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Conrad Veidt
  as
  Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios
• 
  Marie Ney
  as
  Judith (Phase I)
• 
  Basil Gill
  as
  Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
• 
  Cicely Oates
  as
  Rachel (Phase I)
• 
  Anne Grey
  as
  Joanne de Beaudricourt (Phase II)