''Storms of Passion'' (German: ''Stürme der Leidenschaft'') is a 1932

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crime film directed by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as ''The Killers'' (194 ...

and starring

Emil Jannings Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' The La ...

, Anna Sten and

Trude Hesterberg Trude Hesterberg (2 May 1892 – 31 August 1967) was a German film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1917 and 1964. Selected filmography * ''The Rosentopf Case'' (1918) * '' The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922) ...

. It is regarded as a precursor of film noir. The film was produced by Germany's leading film company

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and shot at the

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. The sets were designed by the art director

Erich Kettelhut Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ...

. It premiered at the

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on 22 January 1932.Hardt p.240 An alternative French language version ''Tumultes'', starring

Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...

, was also released.

Cast

as Gustav Bumke * Anna Sten as Russen-Annya *

as Yvonne *

Franz Nicklisch Franz Friedrich Nicklisch (8 March 1906 – 6 December 1975) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1931 and 1975. He is buried at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf next to his brother . Selected filmog ...

as Willy Prawanzke *

Otto Wernicke Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) was a German actor. He is best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films '' M'' and ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse''. Marrie ...

as Police Commissioner *

Hans Deppe Hans Deppe (; 12 November 1897 – 23 September 1969) was a German actor and film director. Filmography As director As actor References External links * 1897 births 1969 deaths German male film actors German television dire ...

as Der Nuschler * Hans Reimann as Max *

Julius Falkenstein Julius Falkenstein (25 February 1879 – 9 December 1933) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1914 and 1933. Falkenstein was Jewish, but secured a special permit to continue making ...

as Paul *

Anton Pointner Anton Pointner (8 December 1894 in Salzburg – 8 September 1949 in Hintersee) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as well ...

as Ralph Kruschewski *

Wilhelm Bendow Wilhelm Bendow (29 September 1884 – 29 May 1950) was a German film actor who appeared in many films during his career. Bendow made his debut in the 1913 film '' Aus eines Mannes Mädchenzeit''.Elsässer p.106 Selected filmography * '' Lust for ...

as Emmerich *

Hermann Vallentin Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor. Biography Hermann Vallentin was born in Berlin in 1872. He was the son of a Jewish timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actress ...

as Gefängnisdirektor

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. * Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996. * Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1932 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1932 crime films German crime films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Robert Siodmak German multilingual films German black-and-white films Films produced by Erich Pommer UFA GmbH films 1932 multilingual films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios {{1930s-Germany-film-stub