In and of itself, the movie did not have much impact on the German public. The film suffered from being released after "Jud Süß", which had been wildly popular, perhaps because the antisemitic message was secondary to an engaging period drama. The actors in "Jud Süß" were leading German actors of the time. In contrast, "Der ewige Jude" only original footage was of Jews in the Polish ghetto and animated maps. All the other footage consisted of stills and archive film clips.