The Wandering Jew (1933)

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.

• Release Date: 1933-11-15
• Runtime: 1h 50min
• Production Company: Twickenham Film Studios
• Production Country: United Kingdom
• Director: Maurice Elvey
• Writer: H. Fowler Mear