Jew Süss (1934 film)
| Jew Süss | |
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 1934 UK cinema poster | |
| Directed by | Lothar Mendes |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | Jud Süß (novel) by Lion Feuchtwanger |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Conrad Veidt |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont-British |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £120,000[2] |
Jew Süss is a 1934 British historical
Arthur Rawlinson.[3]
Unlike the Nazis' antisemitic film
Jud Süß (1940), the British film was intended to be sympathetic to Jews, and is generally considered to be a faithful adaptation of Feuchtwanger's novel.[4] It was hoped the historical analogy, condemning antisemitism in 1730, would be a successful means of evading the ban by the British censors on political topics in films.[5]
The latter film with the same title, produced in
philosemitic film.[6]
Plot
 | This article needs a plot summary. (January 2024) |
Cast
- Conrad Veidt as Josef Süss Oppenheimer[7]
- Benita Hume as Marie Auguste[7]
- Frank Vosper as Karl Alexander[7]
- Cedric Hardwicke as Rabbi Gabriel[7]
- Gerald du Maurier as Weissensee[7]
- Paul Graetz as Landauer[7]
- Magdalen Sibylle[7]
- Pamela Mason as Naomi[7]
- Haidée Wright as Michelle Süss[7]
- Eva Moore as Jantje[7]
- Campbell Gulan as the Prince of Thurn and Taxis[7]
- Sam Livesey as Harprecht[7]
- Joseph Markovitch as Seligman[7]
- Selma Vaz Dias as Frau Seligman[7]
- Lucius Blake as Ottman[7]
- Marcelle Rogez as Graziella[7]
- Randle Ayrton as Schoolmaster[7]
- P. Kynaston Reeves as Judge[7]
- Percy Parsons as Pflug
- James Raglan as Lord Suffolk
- Dennis Hoey as Dieterle
- Hay Plumb as Pfaeffle
- Francis L. Sullivan as Remchingen
Release
The film premiered simultaneously at the
telephoto picture of Prince George attending the London premiere was shown for the audience in New York, which – due to the time zone difference – saw the film some five hours later. According to The Times correspondent, "the reproduction was indistinct, but the picture was notable as the first attempt to use a radio photograph (see wirephoto) on the screen".[8] The film was retitled Power for the US release.[9]
References
- ^ Article in The Times, 6 October 1934, page 10: "Jew Süss" Reception in New York – found in The Times Digital Archive 2013-11-03
- ^ D., C. "An Important Experiment", The Sunday Times [London, England] 7 Oct. 1934: 7. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Apr. 2014.
- ISBN 978-3-03911-954-7. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-520-02152-5. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Clark, Anthony (2003–14). "Jew Süss (1934)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Controversial Nazi film released in Germany". BBC News. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Tegel, Susan (2011). "Filmography". Jew Suss: Life, Legend, Fiction, Film. A&C Black.
- ^ Articles in The Times on 5 and 6 October, pp. 12 and 10 respectively – found in The Times Digital Archive 3 November 2013
- ^ Biederman, Patricia Ward (3 February 1991). "Infamous but Seldom-Seen Films of the Third Reich Will Get a Rare Screening". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
External links
- Jew Süss at the better source needed]
- Jew Süss at IMDb
- Two Films About Jud Süss Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine essay by Edgar Feuchtwanger, nephew of Lion Feuchtwanger
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