christianity,judaism,antisemitism,christ allegory,spanish inquisition

The Wandering Jew (1933)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Maurice Elvey
  • Profile picture of Conrad Veidt
    Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios Conrad Veidt
  • Profile picture of Marie Ney
    Judith (Phase I) Marie Ney
  • Profile picture of Basil Gill
    Pontius Pilate (Phase I) Basil Gill
  • Profile picture of Anne Grey
    Joanne de Beaudricourt (Phase II) Anne Grey
  • Profile picture of Bertram Wallis
    Boemund, Prince of Tarentum (Phase II) Bertram Wallis
  • Profile picture of Dennis Hoey
    Lord de Beaudricourt (Phase II) Dennis Hoey
  • Profile picture of Jack Livesey
    Godfrey, Duke of Normandy (Phase II) Jack Livesey
  • Profile picture of Alan Napier
    Knight (Phase II) Alan Napier

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Keywords

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