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. This film is a remake of the 1923 silent film of the same name, based on a play of the same name by E. Temple Thurston.
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | H. Fowler Mear from the play by Temple Thurston[1] |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | Conrad Veidt Marie Ney Anne Grey |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe 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 is a retelling of the myth of the Wandering Jew, dating back to the 13th century. The story bears a resemblance to the legend of the Flying Dutchman.
Cast
edit- Conrad Veidt as Mathathias
- Marie Ney as Judith
- Basil Gil as Pontius Pilate
- Cicely Oates as Rachel
- Anne Grey as Joan de Baudricourt
- Dennis Hoey as Lord de Baudricourt
- Bertram Wallis as Prince Bohemund of Tarentum
- Hector Abbas as Isaachar the Miser
- Kenji Takase as Phirous
- Jack Livesey as Godfrey, Duke of Normandy
- Joan Maude as Gianella
- John Stuart as Pietro Morelli
- Arnold Lucy as Andrea Michelloti
- Peggy Ashcroft as Ollala Quintana
- Francis L. Sullivan as Archbishop Juan de Texada
- Abraham Sofaer as Zapportas
- Felix Aylmer as Ferera
- Ivor Barnard as Castro
Portrayal of Jews
editUnlike the Nazis' 1940 antisemitic propaganda film, this film portrayed Jews as the victims of unjustified persecution throughout history, such as during the Spanish Inquisition. The version made under the Third Reich, by contrast, was intended to be virulently antisemitic.[2]
References
edit- ^ "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
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