The mortal storm / 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.

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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 fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mortal storm (Motion picture)
Archive collection.
Main Authors: Kaper, Bronislaw, 1902-1983 (Composer)
Zádor, Eugene, 1894-1977 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Loew's Incorporated
Turner Entertainment Co
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Borzage, Frank (Producer, Director)
West, Claudine, 1890-1943 (Screenwriter)
Rameau, Hans, 1901-1980 (Screenwriter)
Froeschel, George (Screenwriter)
Sullavan, Margaret, 1909-1960 (Actor)
Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Actor)
Young, Robert, 1907-1998 (Actor)
Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949 (Actor)
Bottome, Phyllis, 1882-1963
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English only.
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010], ©2010.
Series:Archive collection.
Subjects:
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945 > Drama.
Families > Germany > Drama.
National socialism and intellectuals > Drama.
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945 > Drama.
College teachers > Germany > Drama.
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945.
College teachers.
Families.
National socialism and intellectuals.
Politics and government.
Germany.
1933 - 1945
Feature films > United States.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
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.
Note:"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.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.P6 M67 2010 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Credits:Musical score by Edward Kane ; director of photography, William Daniels ; film editor, Elmo Veron.
System Details:DVD-R, NTSC, full screen (4x3, 1.33:1), Dolby digital mono.
Cast:
Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Robert Stack, Bonita Granville, Irene Rich, William T. Orr, Maria Ouspenskaya, Gene Reynolds.