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The Mortal Storm

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The Mortal Storm
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NR,1hr 40min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1940
Director:
Frank Borzage
Starring:
Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young  ...more
Synopsis: The Nazi Party's rise to power has disastrous consequences for a German family in this drama. Victor Roth (Frank Morgan) is a college professor teaching in Germany in 1933 who leads a peaceful and contented life with his wife Emelie (Irene Rich), son Rudi (Gene Reynolds), daughter Freya (Margaret Sullavan), and stepsons Otto (Robert Stack) and Erich (William T. Orr). However, Adolph Hitler's emergence as Germany's ruler has an unexpected impact on their lives. Fritz (Robert Young) and Martin (James ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The Mortal Storm is admittedly propaganda, but it's intensely powerful propaganda and thus results in a film that is hard to forget. Storm's faults are obvious; it is at times blatantly manipulative, it paints some of its characters in strict black or white terms, and it occasionally goes over the top in its emotional reaches, and in so doing turns maudlin. Yet the force of the film is such that none ... Full Review
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Margaret Sullavan
Freya Roth
James Stewart
Martin Breitner
Robert Young
Fritz Marberg
Frank Morgan
Professor Victor Roth
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