Burning Secret (1988)

  • PG
  • 12/23/1988 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 46m

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

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.

Andrew Birkin

Director, Screenplay

Stefan Zweig

Novel

Cast

David Eberts's headshot

David Eberts

Edmund
Faye Dunaway's headshot

Faye Dunaway

Sonya
Klaus Maria Brandauer's headshot

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Baron
Ian Richardson's headshot

Ian Richardson

Edmund's Father
John Nettleton's headshot

John Nettleton

Doctor Weiss
Martin Obernigg's headshot

Martin Obernigg

Concierge
Václav Štekl's headshot

Václav Štekl

Assistant Concierge
Vladimír Pospíšil's headshot

Vladimír Pospíšil

Hotel Manager

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