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Jew Süss

1940 1h 38m Drama List
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A Jewish man awaits execution on the gallows by the Nazis.

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Phil Hall Film Threat One of the most vile films ever made. Rated: 0/5 Jan 9, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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John B An important, historic piece of cinema history. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Probably one of the most Anti-Semitic films ever made. A propaganda film from Nazi Germany, the film had modest success in Germany and undoubtedly aided in perpetrating the Holocaust. Scary propaganda. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Like Birth of a Nation, this film is well put together and has a well defined villain but the message it portrays, especially during the time of Nazi Germany, tarnishes the film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member At it's core, "Jud Suess" is actually quite a classic story of a man in power who becomes manipulated by one standing behind the throne. However, even though the spine of the film is classical in nature, I can not in good conscience recommend this film in any way when its flesh, muscles, and blood are built around anti-semitism. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member the only reason i give this film four stars is that i think it's an important work historically. people need to realize that this sort of thing existed. in all regards the film is well made...however, the subject matter and blatent anti-semitism should be realized. to quote another film, "you can't just tap someone on the shoulder anymore, you have to hit them with a sledgehammer." this one hit me like a sledgehammer. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A rating would not fit this film. Were I to analyze it solely on the plot and the cinematographic techniques, I would say it was a very well made film, highly intriguing and overall worth watching. However, there is the small factor... okay, enormous factor, that the main antagonist is Jewish and is portraying in such vile light that the whole film is brought down to a screeching halt. Its passionate befoulment of the Jew makes this film not worth watching lest one needed to understand the Nazi's view toward Jews. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Jewish man awaits execution on the gallows by the Nazis.
Director
Veit Harlan
Screenwriter
Veit Harlan, Eberhard Wolfgang Moeller, Ludwig Metzger
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 38m