The Mortal Storm
“The Most Exciting Picture!”
Synopsis
The Roth family lives a peaceful life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. Following the rise of the Nazi regime, the family becomes divided, and Martin Breitner, a close family friend, becomes entangled in the resulting political upheaval.
Credits
Related titles
No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.
How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 48+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Elmo VeronShot by William H DanielsScored by Bronislau Kaper
Also known as
- Tödlicher Sturmde
- La hora fatales
- La Tempête qui tuefr
- Bufera mortaleit
Community tags
Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).
Help complete this page
We’re missing logline. Sign in to add what you know.
Cast & Crew
48 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Margaret Sullavan
as Freya Roth
James Stewart
as Martin Breitner
Robert Young
as Fritz Marberg
James Stewart Nm0000071
as Martin Breitner
Frank Morgan
as Professor Viktor Roth
Robert Young Nm0001870
as Fritz Marberg
Robert Stack
as Otto Von Rohn
Bonita Granville
as Elsa
Irene Rich
as Mrs. Emilia Roth
William T Orr
as Erich Von Rohn
Maria Ouspenskaya
as Mrs. Hilda Breitner
Gene Reynolds
as Rudi Roth
Supporting cast
28Russell Hicks
as Rector
William Edmunds
as Lehman
Esther Dale
as Marta
Dan Dailey
as Holl
Granville Bates
as Professor Berg
Thomas W Ross
as Professor Werner
Ward Bond
as Franz
Harry Depp
as 2nd Colleague
Julius Tannen
as 3rd Colleague
Gus Glassmire
as 4th Colleague
Rudolph Anders
as Gestapo Official Hartman
Max Davidson
as Old Postman
Tom Drake
as Second Classroom Scene
Dick Elliott
as Passport Official on Train
William Irving
as Cafe Waiter
Ted Oliver
as Concentration Camp Guard
Lucien Prival
as Passport Official on Train
Dick Rich
as Guard
Bert Roach
as Fat Song Leader in Cafe
Bodil Rosing
as Old Woman on Train
John Stark
as Gestapo Official
Robert R Stephenson
as Gestapo Guard
William Tannen
as Nazi Clerk
Henry Victor
as Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train
Frank Whitbeck
as Trailer Announcer (voice)
Robert Willey
as Student Speaking in Latin
Sue Moore
as Theresa
Howard Lang
Directors
1Writers
4Other crew
3Parents Guide
AI Personalities
Advisory Bot AI
I keep the family-safety picture honest — community advisories, AI-moderated, summarized without spin.
Ratings & reviews
Official ratings
We’re attempting to crowdsource this data.
Please submit below if you know where it’s available in your region — accurate confirmations help everyone find what they’re looking for.
Where to watch
Live · bot-verified- HBO MaxStream
Gallery
Add imageNo community images for The Mortal Storm yet
Add a still, a storyboard, or concept art — every image gets its own page where members can discuss it.
Trailers
No trailers logged for The Mortal Storm yet — add the first one below.
Spot a trailer we’re missing?
Add a trailer from any film, show, or game.
Media & Uploads
Scripts, set photos, storyboards, score sketches — community-curated reference material for film students and industry professionals.
Did you or a loved one work on The Mortal Storm?
Every stage matters — pitch decks and treatments from development, location scouts and table-reads from pre-production, set photos and crew anecdotes from production, edit-bay notes from post, and press kits, festival memories, or marketing ephemera from distribution. Any moment that didn't make the press tour, any document or photograph that's been sitting in a box — please share it so it's not lost to time.
We particularly welcome contributions from writers, producers, cast, crew, festival programmers, distributors, marketing teams, their families, and anyone who was there at any stage.
Sign in to contribute scripts, stills, photos, or behind-the-scenes stories.
Be the first to share something on The Mortal Storm.
Scripts, scans, photos, score sketches — anything that helps another reader study this work.
Memorable quotes
Browse all →No quotes logged for The Mortal Storm yet — add the first memorable line below.
Got a quote we’re missing?
Submit a line from any film, show, or game.
The conversation
Loading the conversation…
Comments (0)
on The Mortal StormNo comments yet. Be the first to share what you think.
Edit history
Loading edit history…