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23/09/2010 Drama, War 1h 54m
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Overview

This intricate historical drama tells the story of actor Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who is ordered by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels to star in the 1940 anti-Semitic film Jew Suss. Despite his cooperation, Ferdinand's actions have unexpected costs. Ferdinand's Jewish wife, Anna (Martina Gedeck), is sent to a concentration camp, and as World War II intensifies, he rebels against the Nazis, leading to the destruction of his career.

  1. Oskar Roehler

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tobias Moretti

    Ferdinand Marian

  2. Moritz Bleibtreu

    Joseph Goebbels

  3. Martina Gedeck

    Anna Marian

  4. Justus von Dohnányi

    Veit Harlan

  5. Armin Rohde

    Heinrich George

  6. Paula Kalenberg

    Kristina Söderbaum

  7. Ralf Bauer

    Fritz Hippler

  8. Robert Stadlober

    Lutz

  9. Heribert Sasse

    Wilhelm Adolf Deutscher

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Reviews

A review by MOVIELOVER007
Written by MOVIELOVER007 on 2021-07-21
**Commentary** by Frank Stern, cultural and film historian

**Can film be crime?**

**The 1940 Nazi propaganda film JUD Süss**

Over 20 million saw the 1940 propaganda film JUD SÜSS in Germany, Austria and the Wehrmacht-occupied countries of Europe. The film (directed by Veit Harlan) was not simply a cinema film, but was also used among SS Einsatzgruppen, the soldiers of the Wehrmacht and the crews of the concentration and extermination camps. When the Nazi empire collapsed, this feature film was therefore one of the first productions by Ufa and Terra to be withdrawn from circulation b...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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