The Burning Secret (1933)
1h 32m
Running Time
March 20, 1933Release Date
The Burning Secret (1933)
1h 32m
Running Time
March 20, 1933Release Date
Plot.
One autumn, Edgar, a 12 year old boy, spends a holiday with his mother at a plush hotel in Switzerland. His father, a busy lawyer, remains at the family home in Vienna. When he sees a stylish motorcar pull up at the hotel, Edgar wastes no time befriending its owner, an amiable dandy. The latter pays more attention to the boy’s mother than to the boy himself, and decides to use Edgar to wheedle his way into her affections. When Edgar realises he has been used, he is far from happy..
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Cast & Crew.
![Alfred Abel](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22344-alfred-abel.webp)
Alfred Abel
Der Mann
![Hilde Wagener](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hilde Wagener
Die Frau
![Hans Joachim Schaufuß](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hans Joachim Schaufuß
Edgar
![Willi Forst](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/93317-willi-forst.webp)
Willi Forst
Herr von Haller, Rennfahrer
![Lucie Höflich](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/82390-lucie-hoflich.webp)
Lucie Höflich
Mutter der Frau
![Alfred Beierle](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alfred Beierle
Müller, Hoteldetektiv
![Hans Richter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27448-hans-richter.webp)
Hans Richter
Fritz, Page
![Ernst Dumcke](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ernst Dumcke
Baron Tosse
![Rina Marsa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/496998-rina-marsa.webp)
Rina Marsa
Fräulein de la Roche
![Heinz Berghaus](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Heinz Berghaus
![Edwin Jürgensen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10241-edwin-jurgensen.webp)
Edwin Jürgensen
![Kurt Pulvermacher](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kurt Pulvermacher
![Robert Siodmak](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9030-robert-siodmak.webp)
Robert Siodmak
Director / Screenplay
![Alfred Stern](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alfred Stern
Producer
![Stefan Zweig](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/174709-stefan-zweig.webp)
Stefan Zweig
Novel
![Frederick Kohner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Frederick Kohner
Novel
![Alfred Polgar](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1500574-alfred-polgar.webp)
Alfred Polgar
Screenplay
![Allan Gray](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Allan Gray
Music
![Richard Angst](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/593839-richard-angst.webp)
Richard Angst
Director of Photography
![Robert Baberske](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography
![Max Brenner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Max Brenner
Editor
![Hans Blanke](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hans Blanke
Art Direction
![Robert A. Dietrich](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert A. Dietrich
Art Direction
![Ruth Sternau](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ruth Sternau
Art Direction
![Senta Schlick](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Senta Schlick
Costume Design
![Otto Suckrow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Otto Suckrow
Costume Design
![Willi Grabow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Willi Grabow
Makeup Artist
![Alois Strasser](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alois Strasser
Makeup Artist
![Charles Métain](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Charles Métain
Sound Designer
![Hermann Stör](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hermann Stör
Sound Designer
![Alexander Fernoff](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alexander Fernoff
![Babette Jenssen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Babette Jenssen
Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1933
Original NameBrennendes Geheimnis
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
The Burning Secret (German: Brennendes Geheimnis) is a 1933 Austrian-German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Alfred Abel, Hilde Wagener and Hans Joachim Schaufuß. It was based on the novella of the same title by Stefan Zweig. It was released by the German branch of Universal Pictures. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director.Because of its theme of adultery, the film was attacked by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister. The film was remade in 1988.
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