Jew Süss (1934 film)
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Jew Süss is a 1934 British historical romantic drama film based on Lion Feuchtwanger's 1925 novel Jud Süß, about Joseph Süß Oppenheimer. Directed by Lothar Mendes, the film stars German actor Conrad V
1934 UK cinema poster
Conrad Veidt
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Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German and British character actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and The Man Who Laugh
Jew Süss (1934 film)
…romantic drama film based on Lion Feuchtwanger's 1925 novel Jud Süß, about Joseph Süß Oppenheimer. Directed by Lothar Mendes, the film stars German actor Conrad Veidt in the role of Oppenheimer. The screenplay was written by Dorothy Farnum and Arthur Rawlinson. Unlike the Nazis' antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß…
Veidt in 1941
Conrad Veidt with his mother Amalie, 1893
Veidt c. 1922
Conrad Veidt (left) and Lawson Butt in The Beloved Rogue (1927)