Jew Suss: Rise and Fall | |
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Directed by | Oskar Roehler |
Produced by | Thomas Konrad |
Written by | Oskar Roehler Klaus Richter Michael Esser Friedrich Knilli Franz Novotny |
Starring | Tobias Moretti Moritz Bleibtreu Martina Gedeck |
Cinematography | Carl-Friedrich Koschnick |
Editing by | Bettina Böhler |
Release date(s) | February 18, 2010(Berlinale) September 23, 2010 (Germany) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (German: Jud Süss - Film ohne Gewissen) is a 2010 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, picturizing the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda movie Jud Süß. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
In Germany the film received poor reviews, reproached with factual inaccuracies, clichés and stereotypical characters. Nevertheless the German critics lauded the actor Tobias Moretti in his role as Ferdinand Marian.[2] In 2011 cinematograph Carl-Friedrich Koschnick received the Austrian Romy award for cinematography.