The Wandering Jew

Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return. The Crusades, 1150: Matathias, now an anonymous knight, competes for glory in combat and for the wife of a soldier. Palermo, 1290: Matteos Battadios witnesses the death of his young son, leading to conflict with his wife over whether to take comfort in Christianity. Seville, 1560: Dr Matteos Battadios dedicates himself to the treatment and comfort of the poor, but his life and work are endangered by the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition.

Cast

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

as Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios

Marie Ney

Marie Ney

as Judith (Phase I)

Basil Gill

Basil Gill

as Pontius Pilate (Phase I)

Cicely Oates

Cicely Oates

as Rachel (Phase I)

Anne Grey

Anne Grey

as Joanne de Beaudricourt (Phase II)

Bertram Wallis

Bertram Wallis

as Boemund, Prince of Tarentum (Phase II)

Hector Abbas

Hector Abbas

as Isaachar (Phase II)

Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey

as Lord de Beaudricourt (Phase II)

Jack Livesey

Jack Livesey

as Godfrey, Duke of Normandy (Phase II)

Kiyoshi Takase

Kiyoshi Takase

as Phirous (Phase II)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Told in an historically episodic fashion, Conrad Veidt depicts the Jewish man "Matathias", who helped to convince Pilate to crucify Jesus. By way of punishment, he is condemned to walk the Earth facing, enduring and surviving many of the trials that faced his race as history marched on. It is a hist...

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