Conrad Veidt stars as the Jew who urges Roman authorities to crucify Jesus and release Barabbas. As a punishment, he is condemned by God to wander the Earth for many centuries, enduring innumerable trials and tribulations on several continents.
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old-school, heavy-handed historical dramas, sure. If you get bored by movies that feel like a Sunday school lesson mixed with a stage play, probably skip it. It’s the kind of film that feels like it has a very long beard. It is very earnest, and at times, kind of exhaustin...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Maurice Elvey
Harley Knoles
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old-school, heavy-handed historical dramas, sure. If you get bored by movies that feel like a Sunday school lesson mixed with a stage play, probably skip it. It’s the kind of film that feels like it has a very long beard. It is very earnest, and at times, kind of exhausting to sit through. Conrad Veidt is, obviously, the whole reason you’d even bother hitting play. He carries this thing like he’s carrying the weight of the actual world on his shoul..."
E. Temple Thurston, H. Fowler Mear
United Kingdom
