Conrad Veidt was one of the most popular actors in Germany till the Nazis came to power.Because he refused to divorce his Jewish wife and swear allegiance to the party he and his wife,were he had a successful career till his move to America in 1941,after a few films where played Nazis,he died on a golf course in 1943.His is is a truly magnetic presence which can light up even the dullest film.Veidt also starred in Jew Suss for Gaumont British a couple of years later,which I consider to be superior to this film in every way.Quintana state's that upon this films release critics opinions were equally divided between those who found it brilliant and those who found it dull..The film was episodic and at times the pace is lethargic and I suppose difficult to put in the context of the time.It was prophetic of what was going to happen within a very short period of time.It should not be dismissed lightly.
Review of The Wandering Jew
