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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 86% of the 406 1940s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
101 audience votes
Key crew
- George FroeschelScreenplay
- Frank BorzageDirector
- Hans RameauScreenplay
- Eugene ZadorOriginal Music Composer
- Claudine WestScreenplay
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Margaret SullavanFreya Roth
- James StewartMartin Breitner
- Robert YoungFritz Marberg
- Frank MorganProfessor Victor Roth
- Robert StackOtto Von Rohn
- Bonita GranvilleElsa
- Irene RichMrs. Roth
- William T. OrrErich Von Rohn
- Maria OuspenskayaMrs. Breitner
- Gene ReynoldsRudi
- Russell HicksRector
- William EdmundsLehman
Stills
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Themes
nazigermanyprofessornational socialismnational socialist partyaustriaantisemitismnsdap (nazi party)