The Mortal Storm
The Most Exciting Picture!
1940 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Frank Borzage |
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| Writer: | Phyllis Bottome, George Froeschel, Hans Rameau, Claudine West |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 20, 1940 |
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| Director: | Frank Borzage |
| Writer: | Phyllis Bottome, George Froeschel, Hans Rameau, Claudine West |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | germany, austria, professor, nazi, national socialism, national socialist party, antisemitism, nsdap (nazi party) |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Margaret Sullavan | Freya Roth |
| James Stewart | Martin Breitner |
| Robert Young | Fritz Marberg |
| Frank Morgan | Professor Victor Roth |
| Robert Stack | Otto Von Rohn |
| Bonita Granville | Elsa |
| Irene Rich | Mrs. Roth |
| William T. Orr | Erich Von Rohn |
| Maria Ouspenskaya | Mrs. Breitner |
| Gene Reynolds | Rudi |
| Russell Hicks | Rector |
| William Edmunds | Lehman |
| Esther Dale | Marta |
| Dan Dailey | Holl |
| Granville Bates | Professor Berg |
| Thomas W. Ross | Professor Werner |
| Ward Bond | Franz |
| Harry Depp | 2nd Colleague |
| Julius Tannen | 3rd Colleague |
| Gus Glassmire | 4th Colleague |
| Rudolph Anders | Gestapo Official Hartman |
| Max Davidson | Old Postman |
| Tom Drake | Second Classroom Scene |
| Dick Elliott | Passport Official on Train |
| William Irving | Cafe Waiter |
| Ted Oliver | Concentration Camp Guard |
| Lucien Prival | Passport Official on Train |
| Dick Rich | Guard |
| Bert Roach | Fat Song Leader in Cafe |
| Bodil Rosing | Old Woman on Train |
| John Stark | Gestapo Official |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Gestapo Guard |
| William Tannen | Nazi Clerk |
| Henry Victor | Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train |
| Frank Whitbeck | Trailer Announcer (voice) |
| Robert Willey | Student Speaking in Latin |
| Sue Moore | Theresa |
| Howard Lang |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Bottome | Novel |
| George Froeschel | Screenplay |
| Hans Rameau | Screenplay |
| Claudine West | Screenplay |
| Eugene Zador | Original Music Composer |
| William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Lloyd Knechtel | Director of Photography |
| Leonard Smith | Director of Photography |
| Elmo Veron | Editor |
| Gile Steele | Costume Design |
| Frank Borzage | Director |
| Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank Borzage | Producer |
| Victor Saville | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Frank Borzage | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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