1934
5.0 (6 votes)
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
History
Romance
Production Companies
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Jew Süss
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.
Key Crew
Director: Lothar Mendes
Director of Photography: Roy Kellino
Producer: Michael Balcon
Screenplay: A.R. Rawlinson, Dorothy Farnum
