The Wandering Jew
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.
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy
- Studio: Twickenham Film Studios
- Keyword: christianity, judaism, anti-semitism, christ allegory, spanish inquisition
- Cast: Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney, Basil Gill, Cicely Oates, Anne Grey, Bertram Wallis
