CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 1h 46m · PG

Burning Secret

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

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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.

Directed byAndrew Birkin

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
December 23, 1988
Studios
Vestron PicturesBRB.A. Filmproduktion

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Burning Secret - Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

David Eberts

Edmund

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Sonya

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Baron

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Edmund's Father

John Nettleton

John Nettleton

Doctor Weiss

Martin Obernigg

Concierge

Václav Štekl

Assistant Concierge

Vladimír Pospíšil

Hotel Manager

Karel Karas

Doorman

Ivo Niederle

Ivo Niederle

Sanatorium Manager

Creative team
Directed by
Andrew Birkin
Andrew Birkin
Written by
Andrew Birkin
Andrew Birkin
Produced by
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Norma Heyman

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