The mortal storm [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated, a Frank Borzage production ; screen play by Claudine West, Andersen Ellis and George Froeschel ; directed by Frank Borzage.
Material type:
FilmSeries: Archive collectionPublication details: Burbank, Calif. : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: - Mortal storm (Motion picture).
- Musical score by Edward Kane ; director of photography, William Daniels ; film editor, Elmo Veron.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Mortal s | Available | 33111008302701 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 (Margaret Sullavan), and stepsons Otto (Robert Stack) and Erich (William T. Orr). However, Adolph Hitler's emergence as Germany's ruler has an unexpected impact on their lives. Fritz (Robert Young) and Martin (James Stewart) both vie for Freya's hand in marriage, but anti-Nazi activist Martin is forced to flee to Austria, while Freya is disturbed by Fritz's membership in a pro-fascist group. Victor repudiates Hitler's theories about Aryan superiority in class, and he not only loses his teaching position, but he is sentenced to a concentration camp. And while Emelie and Rudi join Freya as she tries to escape to Martin's new home in Austria, they find themselves hunted by Otto and Erich, now members of the Hitler Youth. The Mortal Storm was perhaps the most explicitly anti-Nazi film made in Hollywood prior to America's entry into WWII, and it resulted in all of MGM's product being banned in Germany. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
Based on the book by Phyllis Bottome.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940.
Musical score by Edward Kane ; director of photography, William Daniels ; film editor, Elmo Veron.
Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Robert Stack, Bonita Granville, Irene Rich, William T. Orr, Maria Ouspenskaya, Gene Reynolds.
On the same day that Prof. Roth celebrates his birthday, Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. This causes a tragic rift among the guests at the professor's party. Politics come between Roth's daughter Freya & her fiance. Freya finds herself falling in love with an old friend, but their only hope for a future together is to escape to freedom across the Austrian border.
Not rated.
DVD-R, NTSC, full screen (4x3, 1.33:1), Dolby digital mono.