Movie

The Mortal Storm

Released: June 20, 1940 (1940)

Runtime: 100 minutes

Genres: Drama

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Maria Ouspenskaya as Mrs. Breitner
Age at release: 63
Frank Morgan as Professor Victor Roth
Age at release: 50
Irene Rich as Mrs. Roth
Age at release: 48
Russell Hicks as Rector
Age at release: 45
Robert Young as Fritz Marberg
Age at release: 33
James Stewart as Martin Breitner
Age at release: 32
Margaret Sullavan as Freya Roth
Age at release: 31
Robert Stack as Otto Von Rohn
Age at release: 21
Bonita Granville as Elsa
Age at release: 17
Gene Reynolds as Rudi
Age at release: 17

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Thomas W. Ross as Professor Werner
Age at release: 65
Max Davidson as Old Postman
Age at release: 65
Bodil Rosing as Old Woman on Train
Age at release: 62
Gus Glassmire as 4th Colleague
Age at release: 60
Granville Bates as Professor Berg
Age at release: 58
Julius Tannen as 3rd Colleague
Age at release: 58
Harry Depp as 2nd Colleague
Age at release: 57
William Edmunds as Lehman
Age at release: 55
Esther Dale as Marta
Age at release: 54
Dick Elliott as Passport Official on Train
Age at release: 54
Ted Oliver as Concentration Camp Guard
Age at release: 48
Bert Roach as Fat Song Leader in Cafe
Age at release: 48
William Irving as Cafe Waiter
Age at release: 47
Rudolph Anders as Gestapo Official Hartman
Age at release: 44
Lucien Prival as Passport Official on Train
Age at release: 38
Ward Bond as Franz
Age at release: 37
Dick Rich as Guard
Age at release: 31
Dan Dailey as Holl
Age at release: 24
Tom Drake as Second Classroom Scene
Age at release: 21
John Stark as Gestapo Official
Age at release: Unknown