Genres

Drama , History , Romance

Duration

105 min

Director

Lothar Mendes

Rating

5.0

Release Date

October 13, 1934

Jew Süss

Original title: Jew Süss

Synopsis

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.