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.
Lothar Mendes | Director |
Lion Feuchtwanger | Novel |
Roy Kellino | Director of Photography |
Dorothy Farnum | Adaptation |
Bretton Byrd | Original Music Composer |
Charles Williams | Original Music Composer |
A.R. Rawlinson | Scenario Writer |
Michael Balcon | Producer |
Jack Beaver | Original Music Composer |
John Greenwood | Original Music Composer |