The Wandering Jew (1933 film)

The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	H. Fowler Mear; from the play by Temple Thurston
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Conrad Veidt
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Edited by	Jack Harris
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production; company	Julius Hagen Productions
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors (1933) (UK)
Release date	1933;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Wandering Jew is a 1933 British fantasy drama film produced for the Gaumont-Twickenham Film Studios and directed by Maurice Elvey. It recounts the tale 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. The other cast members included Peggy Ashcroft, Francis L. Sullivan, and Felix Aylmer.

Plot

The plot follows the eponymous 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 version made under the Third Reich, by contrast, was intended to be virulently antisemitic.^[2]

References

^ "The Wandering Jew". Variety. 31 December 1933. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ Friedländer, Saul (2008). 'The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews 1939-1945.^{[page needed]}

External links

The Wandering Jew at The Internet Movie Database

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[1] "The Wandering Jew". Variety. 31 December 1933. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[2] Friedländer, Saul (2008). 'The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews 1939-1945.^{[page needed]}

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