The Mortal Storm
“The Most Exciting Picture!”
1940•NR•1h 40m•7.4•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Frank Borzage
Writer
George Froeschel, Hans Rameau, Claudine West
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Victor Saville
Producer
Frank Borzage
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