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The Wandering Jew

7.4(7)19331h 50m1

Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return. The Crusades, 1150: Matathias, now an anonymous knight, competes for glory in combat and for the wife of a soldier. Palermo, 1290: Matteos Battadios witnesses the death of his young son, leading to conflict with his wife over whether to take comfort in Christianity. Seville, 1560: Dr Matteos Battadios dedicates himself to the treatment and comfort of the poor, but his life and work are endangered by the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition.

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English
  • christianity
  • judaism
  • antisemitism
  • christ allegory
  • spanish inquisition

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)(New York City, New York)11 Jan 1935
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15 Nov 1933
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical7 Jun 1934

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The Wandering Jew was released on 15 November 1933.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/13/2022

    7/10

    Told in an historically episodic fashion, Conrad Veidt depicts the Jewish man "Matathias", who helped to convince Pilate to crucify Jesus. By way of punishment, he is condemned to walk the Earth facing, enduring and surviving many of the trials that faced his race as history marched on. It is a history, of sorts. Many of the events depicted are reflections of true events - pogroms, the Spanish inquisition etc., but i…

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