Average Rating: 8.7/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1940 Wide
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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
Jan 1, 1940 Wide
Jul 20, 1994
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This was the first Hollywood film to so openly and boldly cast aspersions on the Nazi oppression.
Romance becomes the irritant and, effectively, Borzage positions his romanticism as a contribution to Hollywood's anti-fascist crusade.
TV description of this movie is as follows: An austrian farmer and a professor's daughter flee nazi Germany on skis. While I suppose this description is fair, it fails to get to the heart of the film and what it's really going for. Made in 1940 (although srt in 1933), before America entered into WWII, The Mortal
May 30, 2010Super Reviewer
they'll never make a nazi out of jimmy stewart!
December 1, 2007
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