The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 15, 1933

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, Fantasy

User Score

76%

Original Title

The Wandering Jew

Production Companies

Twickenham Film Studios

Director

Maurice Elvey

Description

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.