The Mortal Storm

The Roths lead a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and a family friend is caught up in the turmoil.
The Mortal Storm
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  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 40 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: October 20, 2009
  • Originally Released: 1940
  • Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)

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Rating: 7/10 -- THE MORTAL STORM (1940) is a jaw-dropper about when Fascism comes to a village in Germany. Full Review
Mark Leeper's Reviews
Dec 8, 2019
Rating: 4/4 -- Romance becomes the irritant and, effectively, Borzage positions his romanticism as a contribution to Hollywood's anti-fascist crusade. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Nov 14, 2003
Rating: B -- This was the first Hollywood film to so openly and boldly cast aspersions on the Nazi oppression. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Aug 3, 2009
...A still-powerful portrayal of '30s Germany, filmed when most in Hollywood wouldn't yet touch the subject...
USA Today
Jul 29, 1994

Description by OLDIES.com:

The Mortal Storm is the story of Hitler's rise to power as seen through the microcosm of one German family. What may seem small and personal is instead towering, a bold revelation of the brutality of the Nazi regime that so infuriated propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels that he banned all MGM movies in Germany.

In their fourth and final teaming, Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart play sweethearts, evoking the tender, romantic empathy that always marked their work together. They lead a sterling cast in director Frank Borzage's sweeping tale of the political and human chaos that rips a family apart, sets child against parent and lover against lover, and leads to savagery, to sacrifice and to heroism.

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A cautionary tale involving two young lovers living in Germany during Hitler's rise to power who try to escape the growing Nazi threat. Based on Phyllis Bottome's 1937 novel.

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  • UPC: 883316213025
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