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The Burning Secret

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Original title

Brennendes Geheimnis

Year

1933

Running time

92 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Robert Siodmak

Screenwriter

Frederick Kohner. Book: Stefan Zweig

Cast

Music

Allan Gray

Cinematography

Richard Angst, Robert Baberske (B&W)

Producer

Co-production Germany-Austria;

Tonal-Film

Genre

Drama

Movie Groups

Stefan Zweig Adaptations

Synopsis

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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The Burning Secret

1933

Robert Siodmak