Banned By 6 Nations. Now A Screen Sensation!

Starring: Margaret Sullivan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Robert Stack, Bonita Granville, Irene Rich, Ward Bond, Dan Dailey

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"I've never prized safety, Erich, either for myself or my children. I prized courage." – Prof. Viktor Roth

Why watch this? Hitler's sweeping arm of Nationalism was instantly intolerant of non-believers.

Plot Summary: The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small German Alpine village in 1933. However, as Adolf Hitler rises to power, the Nazi regime's influence infiltrates their lives, dividing the family and impacting their friends. Amidst the turmoil, a family friend becomes entangled in the unfolding events as they face the profound effects of the rising Nazi era.

Dad's Preview: Filmed primarily in 1939, this was one of Hollywood's first Anti-Nazi films. Of course, the Nazi government was furious and they banned all MGM films in Germany at that time. In the film, Hitler becomes chancellor. A college professor, who refuses to preach the Aryan doctrine of racial purity, is boycotted, then severely beaten. People are forced to join the movement, or face dire consequences ("Only a Sith deals in absolutes." - Obi Wan). This film focuses on a few who resist.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Loew's Inc.