Burning Secret

Burning Secret

Burning Secret

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Burning Secret

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

1988

1h 46m

5.7(12 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Vestron Pictures

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Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

David Eberts

Edmund

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Faye Dunaway

Sonya

Faye Dunaway

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Klaus Maria Brandauer

Baron

Klaus Maria Brandauer

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Ian Richardson

Edmund's Father

Ian Richardson

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John Nettleton

Doctor Weiss

John Nettleton

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Martin Obernigg

Concierge

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Václav Štekl

Assistant Concierge

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Vladimír Pospíšil

Hotel Manager

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Karel Karas

Doorman

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Ivo Niederle

Sanatorium Manager

Ivo Niederle

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