Jew Süss

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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 works himself out of the ghetto and into a position of power with the help of an evil duke.

Keywords

based on novel or book
antisemitism

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 13, 1934
Original language: English
Spoken languages: english
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0025329