The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm (1940)

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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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  • Release Date: 1940-06-20
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Frank Borzage

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  • Trailer

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    Cast

    • 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

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