Jew Suss: Rise and Fall

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
Edited by Bettina Böhler
Release dates
  • 18 February 2010 (Berlinale)
  • 23 September 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, dramatising the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda film 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.

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