The Burning Secret

The Burning Secret
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Produced by	Alfred Sternau
Written by	Stefan Zweig (novella) Frederick Kohner Alfred Polgar Robert Siodmak
Starring	Alfred Abel Hilde Wagener Hans Joachim Schaufuß Lucie Höflich Willi Forst
Music by	Allan Gray
Cinematography	Richard Angst Robert Baberske
Edited by	Max Brenner
Production company	Tonal-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Universal-Film
Release dates	20 March 1933
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Austria Germany
Language	German

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 novella of the same title by Stefan Zweig. Because of its theme of adultery, the film was attacked by Joseph Goebbels the incoming Nazi Propaganda Minister. The film was remade in 1988.

Cast

• Alfred Abel as Der Mann
• Hilde Wagener as Die Frau
• Hans Joachim Schaufuß as Edgar
• Lucie Höflich as Mutter der Frau
• Willi Forst as Herr von Haller, Rennfahrer
• Ernst Dumcke as Baron Tosse
• Alfred Beierle as Müller, Hoteldetektiv
• Hans Richter as Fritz, Page
• Rina Marsa as Fräulein de la Roche
• Heinz Berghaus as Hotelportier
• Lotte Stein as Frau Klappholz
• F.W. Schröder-Schrom
• Babette Jenssen
• Edwin Jürgensen
• Kurt Pulvermacher
• Alexander Fernoff

Bibliography

• Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.
• Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

• The Burning Secret at IMDb