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The Wandering Jew
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The Wandering Jew

1933-11-15 · 110 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · Fantasy

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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Directors
Maurice Elvey
Production companies
Twickenham Film Studios
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Conrad VeidtConrad VeidtMatathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios
Marie NeyMarie NeyJudith (Phase I)
Basil GillBasil GillPontius Pilate (Phase I)
Cicely OatesRachel (Phase I)
Anne GreyAnne GreyJoanne de Beaudricourt (Phase II)
Bertram WallisBertram WallisBoemund, Prince of Tarentum (Phase II)
Hector AbbasIsaachar (Phase II)
Dennis HoeyDennis HoeyLord de Beaudricourt (Phase II)
Jack LiveseyJack LiveseyGodfrey, Duke of Normandy (Phase II)
Kiyoshi TakasePhirous (Phase II)
Alan NapierAlan NapierKnight (Phase II)
Joan MaudeJoan MaudeGianella (Phase III)
John StuartJohn StuartPietro Morelli (Phase III)
Arnold LucyArnold LucyAndrea Michelotti (Phase III)
Hay PetrieHay PetrieMerchant (Phase III)
Peggy AshcroftPeggy AshcroftOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)
Francis L. SullivanFrancis L. SullivanJuan de Texada (Phase IV)
Felix AylmerFelix AylmerFerera (Phase IV)
Ivor BarnardIvor BarnardCastro (Phase IV)
Abraham SofaerAbraham SofaerZapportas (Phase IV)

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