Jew Suss: Rise and Fall

2010 PG-13 1h 54m

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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.

Director Oskar Roehler

Writers

Friedrich Knilli Klaus Richter Franz Novotny

Stars

Tobias Moretti Moritz Bleibtreu Martina Gedeck

Wilhelm Adolf Deutscher

Johannes Silberschneider

Hans Moser

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MOVIELOVER007 21 Jul 2021

**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 th...