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The Burning Secret

The Burning Secret (German: Brennendes Geheimnis) is a 1933 Austrian-German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Alfred Abel, Hilde Wagener and Hans Joachim Schaufuß. It was based on the 1913 novella of the same title by Stefan Zweig. It was released by the German branch of Universal Pictures.[1] It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location around Ascona in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.[2]

For the silent film, see The Burning Secret (1923 film).

The Burning Secret

Robert Siodmak

The Burning Secretby Stefan Zweig

Alfred Sternau

Max Brenner

Allan Gray

Tonal-Film

Deutsche Universal-Film

  • 20 March 1933 (1933-03-20)

92 minutes

  • Austria
  • Germany

German

Because of its theme of adultery, the film was attacked by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister.[3] The film was remade in 1988.

as Der Mann

Alfred Abel

as Die Frau

Hilde Wagener

as Edgar

Hans Joachim Schaufuß

as Mutter der Frau

Lucie Höflich

as Herr von Haller, Rennfahrer

Willi Forst

as Baron Tosse

Ernst Dumcke

as Müller, Hoteldetektiv

Alfred Beierle

as Fritz, Page

Hans Richter

as Fräulein de la Roche

Rina Marsa

as Hotelportier

Heinz Berghaus

as Frau Klappholz

Lotte Stein

Alpi, Deborah Lazaroff. Robert Siodmak: A Biography, with Critical Analyses of His Films Noirs and a Filmography of All His Works. McFarland, 1998.

Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.

Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

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The Burning Secret