The Mortal Storm Movie Review 1940

Phyllis Bottome's famous novel comes to life in this extremely well acted film about the rise of the Nazi regime. Stewart and Sullavan are young lovers who risk everything to escape the country after their families are torn apart by the Nazi takeover. Although Germany is never identified as the country, it is obvious in this story about the early days of WWII. Hitler took one look at this and promptly banned all MGM movies in Nazi Germany.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Family Ties, Screen Teams: Stewart & Sullavan

Screenplay

Claudine West, George Froeschel, Anderson Ellis

Cast

Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Robert Stack, Bonita Granville, Irene Rich

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Director

Frank Borzage

Producer

Sidney Franklin, Victor Saville, MGM