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.
The Mortal Storm has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Mortal Storm (1940)
By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 02 Aug 2009
Review of The Mortal Storm (1940)
Review of The Mortal Storm (1940)
By Dianne W (10) on 29 Nov 2015
Review of The Mortal Storm (1940)
Review of The Mortal Storm (1940)
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The Mortal Storm was released in 1940 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 35 reviews, giving The Mortal Storm (1940) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 95%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 81%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Mortal Storm than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 78%, The Mortal Storm is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1940, which stands at 63%.
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