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Storms of Passion (1932)

Storms of Passion poster
Original title
Stürme der Leidenschaft
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A criminal gets caught up in a violent love triangle. The story follows a man who must navigate betrayal and shifting loyalties.

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What happens

Storms of Passion (German: Stürme der Leidenschaft) is a 1932 German crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Emil Jannings, Anna Sten and Trude Hesterberg. It is regarded as a precursor of film noir. The film was produced by Germany's leading film company UFA and shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo on 22 January 1932. An alternative French language version Tumultes, starring Charles Boyer, was also released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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