Jew Süss (1934)

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.

Released

1934-10-13

Genres

Drama, History, Romance

Runtime

105 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Lothar Mendes, Dorothy Farnum, A.R. Rawlinson

TMDB rating

5.7/10 from 7 votes