but in the end, characterized the film as "one of the most thrilling spectacles the screen has provided this year." Literary references In his memoir La tregua ("The Truce"; re-titled The Reawakening for publication in the U.S.), Primo Levi recounted his experience watching The Hurricane among other films while he was interned at a Soviet transit camp at Starye Dorogi in the aftermath of World War II. The audience of Soviet troops, former prisoners of war, and Holocaust survivors (Levi included) became more and more unruly as the movie progressed, culminating in what Levi called a "witches' sabbath" when the actual hurricane appeared on screen. A fight broke out in the cramped theater, during which some of the troops attempted to climb poles to reach rooms occupied by women, adjacent to the balcony. Several of the Italians ran up the stairs to come to the women's defence, pushing the poles away from the balcony. Due to the frenzy, the projectionist decided to shut off the film before the end, to Levi's dismay (he recalled the film as "quite a good American film of the thirties"). Remake A remake of this movie was released in 1979, directed by Jan Troell and starring Jason Robards Jr. and Mia Farrow. Home media The Hurricane was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Kino Lorber Studio Classics in November 2015. References External links The Hurricane at Virtual History 1937 films 1937 drama films American black-and-white films American disaster films American drama films Films about tropical cyclones Films based on American novels Films directed by John Ford Films directed by Stuart Heisler Films scored by Alfred Newman Films set in French Polynesia Films set on fictional islands Films that won the Best Sound Mixing Academy Award 1930s prison films Samuel Goldwyn Productions films Films with screenplays by Dudley Nichols United Artists films 1930s disaster films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films