Veit Harlan

Veit Harlan
Harlan in 1939
Born(1899-09-22)22 September 1899
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died13 April 1964(1964-04-13) (aged 64)
Capri, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • actor
Spouses
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    (m. 1922; div. 1924)​
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    (m. 1929; div. 1938)​
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    (m. 1939)​
Children5, including Thomas Harlan
RelativesPeter Harlan (brother)
Christiane Kubrick (niece)
Jan Harlan (nephew)

Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film Jud Süß (1940) makes him controversial. While viewed critically for his ideologies, a number of critics consider him a capable director on the grounds of such work as Opfergang (1944)[citation needed].