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Directed by Maurice Elvey Starring Conrad Veidt Cinematography Sydney Blythe Initial release 1934 Music director Hugo Riesenfeld Written by H. Fowler Mear | 6.8/10 IMDb Produced by Julius Hagen Music by Hugo Riesenfeld Edited by Jack Harris Director Maurice Elvey Producer Julius Hagen Cast Conrad Veidt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar School Ties, Focus, Gentleman's Agreement, The Believer, Jud Süß | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wandering Jew is a 1933 British fantasy drama film produced by the Gaumont-Twickenham Film Studios. It is the story of a Jew (played by Conrad Veidt) who is forced to wander the Earth for centuries because he rebuffed Jesus while he was carrying his cross.
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Other cast members included a very young Peggy Ashcroft, Francis L. Sullivan, and Felix Aylmer.
Plot
The plot follows the titular character's epic journey. He is finally burnt at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition. As he burns, he is forgiven by God and finally allowed to die. The story bears a resemblance to the legend of the Flying Dutchman.
Portrayal of Jews
Unlike the antisemitic propaganda film produced by the Nazis in 1940, this film portrayed Jews in a favorable light as the victims of unjustified persecution throughout history, in the Spanish Inquisition, for example. The Nazi propaganda film, by contrast, was intended as violently anti-Semitic.