The Mortal Storm
“The Most Exciting Picture!”
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
Freya Roth
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
James Stewart
Martin Breitner
Known for
Rear Window
Vertigo
Robert Young
Fritz Marberg
Known for
Crossfire
Western Union
Frank Morgan
Professor Victor Roth
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Shop Around the Corner
Robert Stack
Otto Von Rohn
Known for
Hercules
Airplane!
Bonita Granville
Elsa
Known for
Now, Voyager
The Glass Key
Irene Rich
Mrs. Roth
Known for
Fort Apache
Angel and the Badman
William T. Orr
Erich Von Rohn
Also in
Soldiers in White
Meet the Fleet
Maria Ouspenskaya
Mrs. Breitner
Known for
The Wolf Man
Love Affair
Gene Reynolds
Rudi
Known for
Boys Town
The Country Girl
Russell Hicks
Rector
Known for
Scarlet Street
The Little Foxes
William Edmunds
Lehman
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Frank Borzage Director · George Froeschel Screenplay Hans Rameau Screenplay
Director
Frank Borzage
Screenplay
George Froeschel
Screenplay
Hans Rameau
Screenplay
Claudine West
Author
Phyllis Bottome
Composer
Bronislau Kaper
Composer
Eugene Zador
Cinematographer
William H. Daniels
Cinematographer
Lloyd Knechtel
Cinematographer
Leonard Smith
Editor
Elmo Veron
Costume designer
Adrian
Costume designer
Gile Steele
United States release June 20, 1940 · Produced in United States
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 14, 1940
Premiere
United States · June 20, 1940
Theatrical
Germany
November 15, 1957 · Theatrical · MGM
Mexico
September 11, 1940 · Theatrical
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