Storms in May (1938 film)

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Storms in May
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Directed by Hans Deppe
Written by Anton Graf Bossi-Fedrigotti
Based on Storms in May
by Ludwig Ganghofer
Produced by Ernst Krüger
Peter Ostermayr
Hans Herbert Ulrich
Starring Viktor Staal
Hansi Knoteck
Ludwig Schmid-Wildy
Cinematography Karl Attenberger
Edited by Paul May
Music by Hans Ebert
Production
companies
UFA
Tonlicht-Film Ostermayr
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 22 February 1938 (1938-02-22)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Storms in May (German: Gewitter im Mai) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Viktor Staal, Hansi Knoteck and Ludwig Schmid-Wildy. [1]

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It was based on the 1904 novel of the same title by Ludwig Ganghofer which had previously been made into a 1920 silent film of the same title. It was shot on location in Hamburg, Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Hans Kuhnert.

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References

  1. Waldman p.163

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