- The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
- Interesting to note that the film was made in 1940, one year before America's entry into the European war against Hitler. The movie depicts Germany in 1933. In 1938 the 'night of broken glass' took place and the attitudes portrayed in the film are definitely anti-Nazi.—Matt Goodwin
- On January 30, 1933, in a small village in southern Germany, Professor Roth celebrates his 60th birthday. It's also the day that Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. The professor is admired by his colleagues and students and much loved by his wife, stepsons Otto and Erich, and his daughter Freya. Otto, Erich and Freya's fiancé Fritz Marberg all become avid Nazis and Professor Roth, who is Jewish, is soon sent to a concentration camp. Freya ends her engagement to Fritz and she and her lifelong friend Martin Breitner soon fall in love. The oppressive regime forces Martin to flee to Austria and after the professor dies Freya and her mother try to flee but Freya is detained. Martin come to her rescue, but they must escape a Nazi patrol that is tracking them down.—garykmcd
- Professor of Physiology Viktor Roth celebrates his 60th birthday in a southern German town in 1933. He is given a rousing round of applause by his students and presented with a statuette bearing a torch of knowledge. The professor is admired by his colleagues and students and much loved by his wife, stepsons Otto and Erich, and his daughter Freya. The celebration coincides with the day that Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. Otto, Erich and Freya's fiancé Fritz Marberg have been fans of Hitler and his ambitious goals of making Germany the greatest nation on Earth. They all become avid Nazis. Professor Roth, who is a Jew, is not pleased. When he is asked by Nazi students if there is a difference between Aryan blood and non-Aryan blood, he tells them no. They immediately boycott his class. Soon after that, he is sent to a concentration camp. Freya ends her engagement to Fritz and she and her lifelong friend Martin Breitner soon fall in love. The oppressive Nazi regime, whom Martin despises, forces him to flee to Austria after defending a Jewish teacher in the community. Viktor dies in the camps, and Freya and her mother try to flee. Freya is detained at the border because they find a manuscript from her father in her suitcase. Her passport is confiscated. The Nazi officials think is has a coded message or, at least, undermines the claims of Aryan supremacy. Martin comes back to rescue her, leading her on skis over a high pass to Austria. Close on their heels is a Nazi patrol, led by Fritz, that is tracking them down.—Garon Smith
- University professor Viktor Roth leads a contented life with family and friends in the south German Alps of 1933. This changes quickly and dramatically once Adolf Hitler comes to power. Most of the town embraces the new creed while a few friends such as Martin Breitner do not. Victor himself is non-Aryan and his two stepsons soon leave his home, while his loyal daughter Freya breaks her engagement to the Nazi-inclined Fritz. Against increasing difficulties an attachment between Freya and Martin starts to grow.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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