![The Wandering Jew](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/di2DfEV1TNXjDLaivMODPFoqJ4S.jpg)
Plot
Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return. The Crusades, 1150: Matathias, now an anonymous knight, competes for glory in combat and for the wife of a soldier. Palermo, 1290: Matteos Battadios witnesses the death of his young son, leading to conflict with his wife over whether to take comfort in Christianity. Seville, 1560: Dr Matteos Battadios dedicates himself to the treatment and comfort of the poor, but his life and work are endangered by the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition.
Writer | H. Fowler Mear |
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Director | Maurice Elvey |
Actor | Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney, Basil Gill |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | Twickenham Film Studios |