Burning Secret
6.5
“To capture the mother's heart, take the child's hand.”
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.
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Cast
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David Eberts
Edmund
Faye Dunaway
Sonya
Known for
Chinatown
Network
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Baron
Known for
Never Say Never Again
Out of Africa
Ian Richardson
Edmund's Father
Known for
From Hell
Dark City
John Nettleton
Doctor Weiss
Known for
Yes Minister
And Soon the Darkness
Martin Obernigg
Concierge
Also in
Migrations
Das Wandern ist Herrn Müllers Lust
Václav Štekl
Assistant Concierge
Known for
The Cremator
Vladimír Pospíšil
Hotel Manager
Also in
A Prague Underworld
Chalupáři
Karel Karas
Doorman
Ivo Niederle
Sanatorium Manager
Also in
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Die Puppenspieler
Andrew Birkin Director · Stefan Zweig Author Hans Zimmer Composer
United States release December 23, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom, Germany · Languages English, German
Production
B.A. Filmproduktion
Production
Vestron Pictures
Production
BR
Production
C.L.G. Films
Production
NFH Films
Production
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
United Kingdom · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1988
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · December 23, 1988
Theatrical
Germany
January 12, 1989 · Theatrical
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