The Eternal Jew

Name: The Eternal Jew
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1940
Duration: 1 h 2 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Mona Maris, Curt Bois, Fritz Kortner, Peter Lorre, Ernst Lubitsch

Documentary

4.7·1940·1h 02m

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Cast

Mona Maris

as Self (archive footage)

Curt Bois

as Self (archive footage)

Fritz Kortner

as Dimitri Karamasoff (archive footage)

Peter Lorre

as Hans Beckert (archive footage)

Ernst Lubitsch

as Self (archive footage)

Rosa Luxemburg

as Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

as Self (1931) (archive footage)

Kurt Gerron

as (archive footage)

Emil Ludwig

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Oswald

Movie Info & Details

Release Year1940

Runtime1h 02m

LanguageGerman

CertificationNR

GenresDocumentary

Votes54

DirectorFritz Hippler

WritersFritz Hippler

TypeFeature Film

Rating4.7 out of 10

Cast10 credited

Also Known AsThe Eternal Jew

About The Eternal Jew

A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage of Jewish neighborhoods in recently-conquered Poland is combined with preexisting film clips and stills to defame the religion and advance Hitler's slurs that its adherents were plotting to undermine European civilization.

Directed by Fritz Hippler, The Eternal Jew leans on a strong ensemble — Mona Maris, Curt Bois, Fritz Kortner — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1940.