The Wandering Jew

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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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

Fantasy

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1933

Director:

Maurice Elvey

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Company:

Twickenham Film Studios

Cast:
Conrad Veidt

Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios

Marie Ney

Judith (Phase I)

Basil Gill

Pontius Pilate (Phase I)

Cicely Oates

Rachel (Phase I)

Anne Grey

Joanne de Beaudricourt (Phase II)

Crew:
Maurice Elvey

Director

Jack Harris

Editor

Cathleen Mann

Costume Designer

H. Fowler Mear

Screenplay

E. Temple Thurston

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