Jew Süss
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 himself with the help of an evil Duke.
Genres: Drama, History, Romance
Directors: Lothar Mendes
Writers: A.R. Rawlinson, Dorothy Farnum, Lion Feuchtwanger
IMDB: tt0025329