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The Wandering Jew (1923)

The Wandering Jew poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
fantasy film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the story of a man cursed to wander the earth for eternity. It follows his experiences across different centuries as he seeks redemption.

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What happens

The Wandering Jew is a 1923 British silent fantasy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton and Malvina Longfellow. It was based on a play by E. Temple Thurston. It was remade in 1933 by Maurice Elvey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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