The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm (1940)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 85% of users liked it
    (973 ratings)

The Nazi Party's rise to power has disastrous consequences for a German family in this drama. Victor Roth (Frank Morgan) is a college professor teaching in Germany in 1933 who leads a peaceful and contented life with his wife Emelie (Irene Rich), son Rudi (Gene Reynolds), daughter Freya… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Claudine West, Anderson Ellis, George Froeschel
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1940 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    This was the first Hollywood film to so openly and boldly cast aspersions on the Nazi oppression.

  • Jaime N. Christley, Slant Magazine

    Romance becomes the irritant and, effectively, Borzage positions his romanticism as a contribution to Hollywood's anti-fascist crusade.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Devon B


    TV description of this movie is as follows: An austrian farmer and a professor's daughter flee nazi Germany on skis. While I suppose this description is fair, it fails to get to the heart of the film and what it's really going for. Made in 1940 (although srt in 1933),… More

  • Stella D


    they'll never make a nazi out of jimmy stewart!

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