Film

Burning Secret

1988 · 1h 46m · Drama

To capture the mother's heart, take the child's hand.

IMDb

6.5

While recuperating in a sanatorium in the mountains, a young boy becomes very close friends with an older baron. But the baron is only using the boy to get to know his mother, the wife of an older diplomat. When the boy realises the baron’s intentions, he becomes jealous, moody and depressed.

David Eberts

Edmund

Faye Dunaway

Sonya

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Baron

Ian Richardson

Edmund's Father

John Nettleton

Doctor Weiss

Martin Obernigg

Concierge

Václav Štekl

Assistant Concierge

Vladimír Pospíšil

Hotel Manager

Karel Karas

Doorman

Ivo Niederle

Sanatorium Manager

• Andrew BirkinScreenplay · Director
• Stefan ZweigNovel
• Eberhard JunkersdorfProducer
• Norma HeymanProducer
• Norbert BittmannProducer
• Carol Lynn GreeneProducer
• Robert ArnoldExecutive Producer
• William J. QuigleyExecutive Producer
• M.J. PeckosExecutive Producer
• Ernest DayDirector of Photography

Burning Secret - Trailer

Release date

December 23, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Genres

Drama

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