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Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
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Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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Edited by | Viktor Gertler |
Music by | Friedrich Hollaender |
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Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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.[1] 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.[2][3] An alternative French language version Tumultes, starring Charles Boyer, was also released.