The Wandering Jew | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Based on | a play by E. Temple Thurston |
Starring | Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton and Malvina Longfellow |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | Silent |
The Wandering Jew is a 1923 British silent fantasy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton and Malvina Longfellow. [1] It was based on a play by E. Temple Thurston. It was remade in 1933 by Maurice Elvey.
A Jewish man is condemned to wander aimlessly through the ages.
The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming. The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman, while sometimes he is the doorman at the estate of Pontius Pilate.
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