- Summary
- "Veit Harlan's vicious anti-semitic costume epic, "Jud Süss," the cinematic curt[r]ain-raiser for the Final Solution during the Holocaust includes the complete uncut German language version subtitled into English with new colorized subtitles. First generation state-of-the-art digital transfer from an original 35mm archival film print supplied courtesy of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. -- produced from a fine graine master 35mm restoration print." -- verso case
This notorious Nazi propaganda historical costume melodrama is based on the Nazi version of the novel of the same title by Lion Feuchtwanger, which is based on the real historical character of Josef Süss Oppenheimer who was a Jewish tax adviser to Karl Alexander during the early 1700's and was publicly executed in Stuttgart for manipulation of state funds.
- Other Title
- Jud Süss.
- Series
- Holocaust studies series
East European monographs.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- San Francisco, Calif. : Archiv-DVD, 2008
- Edition
- Special edition
- Contents
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Bonus features: Complete film, 'Der Fuehrer schenkt den Juden eine Stadt" (1944), a Nazi propaganda film on the supposed humanitarian treatment of concentration camp inmates, produced to appease the International Red Cross
Excerpt from the feature film, "Jew Suss" (1934) produced by British Gaumont Studios
Excerpt from "Juden ohne Maske" (1937), one of the first Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda films produced in the Third Reich
Excerpt from the film "Die Rothschilds, die Aktien von Waterloo" (1940), the Nazi version of the history of the Rothchild Family during the Napoleonic era
Excerpts from the Nazi anti-Semitic films: "Der ewige Jude: (1940), "Robert und Bertram" (1939), "Leinen aus Irland" (1938) and "Wien 1910" (1943)
Film shorts: "Death Mills" (1945), "Nuernberg un seine Lehre" (1946)
French language theatrical trailer released under the title, "Le Juif Suss" (1940) as distributed in Nazi Occupied Vichy France
Historical essay entitled, "Jud Süss and the Holocaust" by German film historian David Calvert Smith
Original theatrical film program: " Jud Süss"
Theatrical poster and still pictures gallery
Complete production credits.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Harlan, Veit, 1899-1964.
Zeller, Wolfgang, 1893-1967.
Mondi, Bruno, 1903-1991.
Marian, Ferdinand.
Krauss, Werner, 1884-1959.
George, Heinrich, 1893-1946.
Söderbaum, Kristina.
Smith, David Calvert.
Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958.
Terra Filmkunst (Firm)
Archiv-DVD (Firm)
- Notes
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Bonus features: Complete film, 'Der Fuehrer schenkt den Juden eine Stadt" (1944), a Nazi propaganda film on the supposed humanitarian treatment of concentration camp inmates, produced to appease the International Red Cross -- Excerpt from the feature film, "Jew Suss" (1934) produced by British Gaumont Studios -- Excerpt from "Juden ohne Maske" (1937), one of the first Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda films produced in the Third Reich -- Excerpt from the film "Die Rothschilds, die Aktien von Waterloo" (1940), the Nazi version of the history of the Rothchild Family during the Napoleonic era -- Excerpts from the Nazi anti-Semitic films: "Der ewige Jude: (1940), "Robert und Bertram" (1939), "Leinen aus Irland" (1938) and "Wien 1910" (1943) -- Film shorts: "Death Mills" (1945), "Nuernberg un seine Lehre" (1946) -- French language theatrical trailer released under the title, "Le Juif Suss" (1940) as distributed in Nazi Occupied Vichy France -- Historical essay entitled, "Jud Süss and the Holocaust" by German film historian David Calvert Smith -- Original theatrical film program: " Jud Süss" -- Theatrical poster and still pictures gallery -- Complete production credits.
Produced by Terra-Filmkunst GmbH, Berlin; director, Veit Harlan; cinematography, Bruno Mondi; music, Wolfgang Zeller.
DVD produced by Michael R. Whitehead and David Calvert Smith; executive producer, Clive Harding; distributed exclusively by www.archivedvd.org.
Ferdinand Marian, Werner Krauss, Henrich George, Kristina Söderbaum.
DVD.
In German with English subtitles.
