Jews are expelled from the city of Utopia.Jews are expelled from the city of Utopia.Jews are expelled from the city of Utopia.
Karl Tema
- Rat Linder
- (as Karl Thema)
Gisela Werbisek
- Kathi
- (as Gisela Werbezirk)
Laura Glucksman
- Verkäuferin im Modesalon Bisquit & Bruder
- (as Laura Glücksmann)
Leopold Strassmeyer
- Mr. Huxtable
- (as Leopold Straßmeyer)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film was deemed lost until 1991 when it was partly recovered in the Netherlands. In 2015, the missing elements were discovered on a Parisian flea market which were then handed over to Filmarchiv Austria (Austrian Film Archive).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Der ewige Dienstmann - Hans Moser im Porträt (2010)
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The City without Jews
It is somewhat ironically apposite to watch this now in the UK where we are still having politically charged conversations about anti-Semitism. This silent film is a wonderfully satiric rendition of the Bettauer story about the citizens of a city who fear that it is steadily being taken over by the Jews. Via a series of regulations and eventually law the Jewish are persecuted then ultimately banished. Thereupon, their chickens come home to roost; their city collapses into chaos and the Jews are invited to return - very much on their own terms. The futility and short-sightedness of a "blame culture" is writ large. Personally, I didn't see this as a precursor of the Holocaust; though I can see how the polarised vision of Jewish faith and ethics could certainly provide the oxygen ultimately required for such irrational hatred. It also served to remind me of the huge talents of the musicians who provided the accompaniments to many films like this.
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- CinemaSerf
- May 28, 2024
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Город без евреев
- Filming locations
- Vienna, Austria(as 'Utopia')
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The City Without Jews (1924) officially released in Canada in English?
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