4.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Süss, the Jew (1940)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.7
Overview
Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Negative
Overview
Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
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Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes antisemitic ideology, portraying Jews as a corrupting and exploitative force and justifying their persecution and expulsion for the purity and well-being of the 'Aryan' nation.
The film features a narrative that explicitly targets a specific minority group for negative portrayal, reinforcing harmful stereotypes. Its casting does not aim for diversity or inclusion, and it presents traditional identities without critique.
Secondary
Christianity is depicted as the virtuous and moral foundation of German society, representing purity and traditional values. Christian characters are portrayed sympathetically as victims of Jewish machinations, aligning the narrative with the dignity and threatened virtue of the faith.
The film, a notorious Nazi propaganda piece, portrays Judaism and Jewish characters as inherently evil, manipulative, greedy, and sexually predatory. It actively promotes antisemitic stereotypes and incites hatred, presenting Jewish people as an existential threat to German society.
The film "Süss, the Jew" is a Nazi propaganda film from 1940. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative. The film's focus is entirely on its antisemitic agenda, with no elements related to queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Süss, the Jew" (1940) adapts historical events and a novel. Its characters, including the titular Joseph Süß Oppenheimer and other key figures, maintain the gender established in historical records or the source novel. There are no instances of a character widely established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
The film depicts historical and fictional characters, primarily Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, as Jewish, consistent with historical accounts and the film's narrative intent. There is no evidence of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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4.3
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