eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6g002 JEW SUSS Danish 6x8.25 still '34 climax of film with Jewish Conrad Veidt about to be hanged! Date Sold 4/27/2017Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Danish 6" x 8 1/4" [15 x 21 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Jew Suss (released in the U.S. as "Power"), the 1934 Lothar Mendes English anti-Semitism historical melodrama (set in 1730 in the Jewish ghetto of Wurtenburg, Germany; about a brilliant Jewish man who rises from the ghetto to become the right hand man of the Prince, but they have a falling out, and he is persecuted for being Jewish, and at the end, he discovers he is not actually Jewish, but he states that he is Jewish anyway, which leads to his doom) starring Conrad Veidt (in the title role as Joseph 'Jew Suss' Oppenheimer), Benita Hume, Frank Vosper, Cedric Hardwicke, and Gerald du Maurier (a very distinguished British stage actor who appeared in a handful of silent movies from 1917 to 1920, and in a handful of sound movies in the early to mid 1930s; he is the father of author Daphne du Maurier). Note that the movie had a very limited release in the U.S. in 1934 as "Power", because it was perceived as anti-Semitic, even though it was actually very much the opposite (there is an amazing bit of dialog where a friend of Veidt's tells him that there is no more anti-Semitism, saying "But it's 1730! anti-Jewish sentiment is a thing of the past!", and Veidt replies "No, my friend, they will be against us in 1830, and in 1930, too")! Also note that this movie was remade by the Nazis in 1940 as "Jud Suss", and the story was twisted so as to make it one of the most vile anti-Semitic films ever made. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still, which measures 6" x 8 1/4" [15 x 21 cm], was consigned to us from Denmark, and it has a Danish stamp on the back. However, it has an English language snipe on the back as well, so it is possible it is an English news photo that was sent to Denmark in early publicity for this movie (the snipe is dated March 20, 1934, and the movie did not open until late that year). So if it is an English still, then it is "country of origin". Look at our image of the back of the still, and decide for yourself! In any event, the still shows the climax of the movie, where Conrad Veidt is being led to his execution, for being Jewish, when he actually is not Jewish, but he doesn't think that should matter, so he lets himself be killed! Condition: good. There is white paint in the bottom left corner, but it only affects the background at bottom left. There is a long diagonal crease down the left that is not that noticeable and two small diagonal creases in the top right corner, with a few creases scattered in the still. Learn More about condition grades
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