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.

Directed by: Maurice Elvey
Written by: H. Fowler Mear
Runtime: 110 minutes
Cast:
Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt
Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios 
Marie Ney Marie Ney
Judith (Phase I) 
Basil Gill Basil Gill
Pontius Pilate (Phase I) 
Cicely Oates Cicely Oates
Rachel (Phase I) 
Anne Grey Anne Grey
Joanne de Beaudricourt (Phase II) 
Bertram Wallis Bertram Wallis
Boemund, Prince of Tarentum (Phase II)