It recounts the tale of a Jew (played by Conrad Veidt) who is forced to wander the Earth for centuries because he rebuffed Jesus while he was carrying his cross.

The other cast members included Peggy Ashcroft, Francis L. Sullivan, and Felix Aylmer.

As he burns, he is forgiven by God and finally allowed to die.

The story is a retelling of the myth of the Wandering Jew, dating back to the 13th century.

The version made under the Third Reich, by contrast, was intended to be virulently antisemitic.