Süss, the Jew
1940 · 95 min · ★ 4.4 · Drama, History
Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Directed by Veit Harlan · Written by Wolfgang Eberhard Möller
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Ferdinand Marian Joseph Süß Oppenheimer -
Werner Krauss Rabbi Loew -
Heinrich George Karl Alexander, Herzog von Württemberg -
Kristina Söderbaum Dorothea Sturm -
Eugen Klöpfer Landschaftskonsulent Sturm -
Hilde von Stolz Herzogin von Württemberg -
Albert Florath Obrist Röder -
Malte Jaeger Aktuar Karl Faber -
Theodor Loos von Remchingen -
Jakob Tiedtke Konsistorialrat -
Walter Werner Herr Fiebelkorn -
Erna Morena Frau des Konsistorialrats
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