JEW SUSS (Jud Suss) (1940) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Veit Harlan

Written by - Veit Harlan, Eberhard Wolfgang Moeller, Ludwig Metzer (based on a short story by Wilhelm Hauff and its French version by R.L. Migeon)

Starring - Ferdinand Marian, Kristina Soderbaum, Heinrich George

"Set in Wuttenberg in the 18th century, a conniving and ambitious Jewish businessman snares a post as the treasurer of the Duke. A malevolent masterpiece of propaganda. It is frighteningly plain to see how a film like this could have helped indoctrinating the people of Nazi Germany. Marian’s portrayal of the evil title character is nothing short of masterful."

Drama, Germany