MOVIE · 1940
The Eternal Jew
Documentary62 min
Presented as a documentary, this 1940 Nazi propaganda film assembles staged and documentary footage to depict Jewish people through antisemitic stereotypes and political lies. It moves between narration, scenes shot after the German occupation of Poland, and loaded comparisons meant to portray Jewish communities as alien, corrupting, and dangerous. The film borrows the medieval image of the “Wandering Jew” and folds it into a broader effort to justify exclusion and persecution. Directed by Fritz Hippler and narrated by Harry Giese, it shows how the Nazi regime used nonfiction form, selective editing, and dehumanizing imagery to turn propaganda into an instrument of hate.
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