Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Direction
Harlan's technically skilled direction makes it more insidious.
Production
Lavish UFA budget — fascism with glossy production values.
Director
Veit Harlan
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
Heinrich Schroth
Herr von Neuffer
Reinhold Bernt
Folterknecht
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harlan was the only Nazi filmmaker tried for crimes against humanity. Acquitted, he later made films again. The movie remains banned in Germany except for educational contexts with commentary.
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