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Jud S pronounced jud sys , Sss the Jew is a 1940 Nazi propaganda film produced by Terra Filmkunst at the behest of Joseph Goebbels, and considered one of the most antisemitic films of all time. The movie was directed by Veit Harlan, who wrote the screenplay with Eberhard Wolfgang Mller and Ludwig Metzger. The leading roles were played by Ferdinand Marian and Harlans wife Kristina Sderbaum Werner Krauss and Heinrich George played key supporting roles.

The film begins with the coronation of Karl Alexander, Duke of Wrttemberg Heinrich George, a man much beloved by his people, who swears an oath to obey the laws of the dukedom according to the traditional Wrttemberg loyalty and honesty. However, the Duke soon becomes frustrated because the Wrttemberg Diet the provincial council refuses him the funds needed to maintain a lifestyle comparable to his neighboring sovereigns in particular, he wants a personal bodyguard, an opera company, and a ballet company. Lacking funds even to purchase coronation gifts for the Duchess Hilde von Stolz, the Duke sends a courtier to Frankfurt to borrow money from Joseph S Oppenheimer Ferdinand Marian. S shows the emissary jewels and jewelry that are obviously beyond the Dukes means and then says that it would be his honor to provide the Duke with jewelry at a substantial discount. However, S insists on presenting the items to the Duke personally despite a ban against Jews Judenbann entering the city that has been in force for over a century. Armed with a pass from the Duke, S cuts his hair, shaves his beard, and dons Christian clothes so that he can enter Wrttemberg disguised as a Christian. As his carriage gets into an accident, S gets a lift from Dorothea Sturm Kristina Sderbaum to the city.The Duke is delighted with the jewelry, and S willingly defers payment. S offers to provide financing for the Dukes bodyguard, opera, and ballet as well. Eventually, the Duke discovers that he owes S 350,000 thalers but S demurs saying that all he wants in payment is the authority to maintain the roads and bridges of the dukedom foryearsand the right to levy tolls for their use and upkeep. The Duke will receive a percentage of the proceeds, thereby freeing him from the financial limits imposed by the council. ........

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