Summer Storm (1944): Cast
Summer Storm is a 1944 drama directed by Douglas Sirk, starring George Sanders as Fedja Michailovitch Petroff, Paul Hurst and Sig Ruman. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m (106 min)
- Director
- Douglas Sirk
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Angelus Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Summer Storm About?
The premise of Summer Storm without spoilers.
She is a Russian siren who craves the finer things in life, using her allure to manipulate a judge, a decadent aristocrat and the estate’s superintendent. Their tangled ambitions and desires ignite a dangerous struggle of power and passion, leading to unexpected and deadly consequences.
Summer Storm Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- love triangle
- wife cheats on husband on wedding night
- seductive woman
- woman skinny dipping
- older man younger woman marriage
- woman wears a slip
- drunken father
- sarah bernhardt
- dual timeline
- year 1904
- peasant woman
- 19th century literature on screen
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- sudden storm
- european literature on screen
- samovar
- romantic rivals
- jealous lover
- bare shoulder
- framed for murder
- skinny dipping
- woman wrapped in a towel
- manipulative woman
- wedding night
- orthodox priest
- cheating wife
- murder
- soviet russia
- kharkov ukraine
- innocent man convicted
- dance card
- confession to murder
- life sentence
- side by side shotgun
- shot in the back
- butterfly
- feeling guilty
- mailbox
- man singing
- pastry shop
- arsenal
- kissing in public
- new boots
- new hat
- innocent man falsely convicted
- thunder storm
- drunkeness
- cutting the wedding cake
- bare foot woman
- based on 'the shooting party' by anton chekhov
- tragedy
Summer Storm Cast & Characters
George Sanders leads the cast as Fedja Michailovitch Petroff, with Paul Hurst as Orloff and Sig Ruman as Kuzma. Directed by Douglas Sirk; 29 actors are credited in all.
- Director Douglas Sirk
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George Sanders as Fedja Michailovitch Petroff -
Paul Hurst as Orloff -
Sig Ruman as Kuzma -
Edward Everett Horton as Count "Piggy" Volsky
Also Starring in Summer Storm
· 25 more- Byron Foulger Clerk in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
- Charles Trowbridge Doctor
- Don Brodie Bit Player (uncredited)
- Frank Orth Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited)
- John Kelly Bit Player (uncredited)
- Jimmy Conlin Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
- Robert Greig Gregory
- Mike Mazurki Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
- Sarah Padden Beggar Woman (uncredited)
- John Abbott Lunin
- Charles Wagenheim Bit Part (uncredited)
- Linda Darnell Olga Kuzminichna Urbenin
- Anna Lee Nadina Kalenin
- Hugo Haas Anton Urbenin
- Elizabeth Russell Dinner Guest Offended by Kuzma (uncredited)
- Fred Nurney Judge in Kharkov (uncredited)
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- Constance Purdy Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- Ann Staunton Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- Mary Servoss Mrs. Kalenin
- André Charlot Mr. Kalenin
- Sharon McManus Beggar Child (uncredited)
- Kate MacKenna Woman with Umbrella (uncredited)
- Nina Koshetz Gypsy Singer
- John Philliber Polycarp
- Laurie Lane Clara Heller
More from Douglas Sirk
More films directed by Douglas Sirk, best-rated first: Imitation of Life, Written on the Wind, Shockproof and Bourbon Street Blues.
Summer Storm Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Extraña confesión” and “Temporale d'estate”.
- Also known as
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- Extraña confesión
- Temporale d'estate
- O Que Matou Por Amor
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Summer Storm FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Summer Storm, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Summer Storm?
Summer Storm runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Summer Storm released?
Summer Storm was released on July 14, 1944.
Who directed Summer Storm?
Summer Storm was directed by Douglas Sirk.
More films by Douglas Sirk Who is in the cast of Summer Storm?
Summer Storm stars George Sanders as Fedja Michailovitch Petroff, Paul Hurst as Orloff and Sig Ruman as Kuzma, among 29 credited actors.
Does Summer Storm have a post-credit scene?
No. Summer Storm has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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