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The Wandering Jew (1933)

The Wandering Jew (1933)

Drama Fantasy
Release Date: 1933, November 15
Directors: Maurice Elvey
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Twickenham Film Studios
Cast: Ivor Barnard, Robert Gilbert, John Stuart, Conrad Veidt, Abraham Sofaer, Felix Aylmer, Alan Napier, Marie Ney, Joan Maude, Arnold Lucy, Peggy Ashcroft, Hay Petrie

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

christianity judaism antisemitism christ allegory spanish inquisition