The Mortal Storm

Jun 20, 1940

1h 40m

★ 7.3

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Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Freya Roth

Margaret Sullavan

Martin Breitner

James Stewart

Fritz Marberg

Robert Young

Professor Victor Roth

Frank Morgan

Otto Von Rohn

Robert Stack

Elsa

Bonita Granville

Mrs. Roth

Irene Rich

Erich Von Rohn

William T. Orr

Mrs. Breitner

Maria Ouspenskaya

Rudi

Gene Reynolds

Rector

Russell Hicks

Lehman

William Edmunds

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