The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm (1940)

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  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1940-06-20
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 79 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Frank Borzage
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Summary

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.

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  • Margaret Sullavan

    as Freya Roth
  • James Stewart

    as Martin Breitner
  • Robert Young

    as Fritz Marberg
  • Frank Morgan

    as Professor Victor Roth
  • Robert Stack

    as Otto Von Rohn
  • Bonita Granville

    as Elsa
  • Irene Rich

    as Mrs. Roth
  • William T. Orr

    as Erich Von Rohn
  • Maria Ouspenskaya

    as Mrs. Breitner
  • Gene Reynolds

    as Rudi
  • Russell Hicks

    as Rector
  • William Edmunds

    as Lehman
  • Esther Dale

    as Marta
  • Dan Dailey

    as Holl
  • Granville Bates

    as Professor Berg
  • Thomas W. Ross

    as Professor Werner
  • Ward Bond

    as Franz
  • Harry Depp

    as 2nd Colleague
  • Julius Tannen

    as 3rd Colleague
  • Gus Glassmire

    as 4th Colleague
  • Rudolph Anders

    as Gestapo Official Hartman
  • Max Davidson

    as Old Postman
  • Tom Drake

    as Second Classroom Scene
  • Dick Elliott

    as Passport Official on Train
  • William Irving

    as Cafe Waiter
  • Ted Oliver

    as Concentration Camp Guard
  • Lucien Prival

    as Passport Official on Train
  • Dick Rich

    as Guard
  • Bert Roach

    as Fat Song Leader in Cafe
  • Bodil Rosing

    as Old Woman on Train
  • John Stark

    as Gestapo Official
  • Robert R. Stephenson

    as Gestapo Guard
  • William Tannen

    as Nazi Clerk
  • Henry Victor

    as Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train
  • Frank Whitbeck

    as Trailer Announcer (voice)
  • Robert Willey

    as Student Speaking in Latin
  • Sue Moore

    as Theresa
  • Howard Lang

    as
Directing Frank Borzage Director
Writing Phyllis Bottome Novel
Writing George Froeschel Screenplay
Writing Hans Rameau Screenplay
Writing Claudine West Screenplay
Production Frank Borzage Producer
Production Victor Saville Producer
Sound Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer
Sound Eugene Zador Original Music Composer
Camera William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Camera Lloyd Knechtel Director of Photography
Camera Leonard Smith Director of Photography
Editing Elmo Veron Editor
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Gile Steele Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Adrian Costume Design

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