Storms in May (1938 film)

Storms in May
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 by	UFA
Release date	22 February 1938
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Germany
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.

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.

Cast

• Viktor Staal as Poldi Sonnleitner
• Hansi Knoteck as Dorle Weber
• Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Domini, Dorfschmied
• Anny Seitz as Vroni
• Hans Richter as Hein Andresen
• Hermine Ziegler as Dorles Mutter
• Rolf Pinegger as Förster, Poldis Vater
• Thea Aichbichler as Försterin, Poldis Mutter
• Viktor Gehring as Bürgermeister
• Josef Eichheim as Xaver, Gemeindediener
• Willi Schur as Schiffskoch
• Günther Brackmann
• Gerhard Dammann
• Otti Dietze as Wirtschafterin
• Philipp Manning
• Else Reval
• Roland von Rossi
• Hans Schneider
• Maria Wolf

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

• Storms in May at IMDb