A Promise
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
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Cast
11 people
Rebecca Hall
Lotte Hoffmeister
Known for
Godzilla vs. Kong
Iron Man 3
Alan Rickman
Karl Hoffmeister
Known for
Die Hard
Love Actually
Richard Madden
Friedrich Zeitz
Known for
Game of Thrones
Eternals
Toby Murray
Otto Hoffmeister
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Casualty
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Maggie Steed
Frau Hermann
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Chewing Gum
A Cure for Wellness
Shannon Tarbet
Anna
Known for
River
Rellik
Jean-Louis Sbille
Hans, the Butler
Known for
Raw
Les Misérables
Sarah Messens
Magda, the Maid
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Rapt
Jonathan Sawdon
The Engineer
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Zero Fucks Given
Les Misérables
Christelle Cornil
Post Office Employee
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In Her Name
The Collapse
Gordon Wilson
Hotel Concierge
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The Clearstream Affair
Patrice Leconte Director · Jérôme Tonnerre Screenplay Stefan Zweig Author
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $10M · United States release April 18, 2014
Box office
Budget
$10,400,000
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
Fidélité Films
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SCOPE Pictures
Production
OCS
Production
Cofinova 6
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Belgium · France
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2013
Limited theatrical · Venice Film Festival
United States · April 18, 2014
Limited theatrical
Australia
September 4, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 16, 2014 · Theatrical
France
April 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
May 7, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 1, 2014 · Digital
Italy
October 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
December 6, 2014 · Digital
Russia
June 5, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 1, 2014 · Theatrical
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