---
title: 'The Burning Secret (1933)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Siodmak'
released: '1933-03-20'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Austria'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-burning-secret-1933'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023840/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Burning Secret (1933)

1933 · 92 min · Drama · Germany, Austria

Original title: Brennendes Geheimnis

## Synopsis

The Burning Secret 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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-siodmak)
- **Screenplay:** [Frederick Kohner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-kohner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allan Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-gray)
- **Producer:** [Alfred Sternau](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-sternau)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard Angst](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-angst)

## Cast

- [Edwin Jürgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-jurgensen)
- [Hans Joachim Schaufuss](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-joachim-schaufuss)
- [Ernst Dumcke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-dumcke)
- [Hilde Wagener](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilde-wagener)
- [Willi Forst](https://cinepixo.com/people/willi-forst)
- [Hans Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-richter)
- [F. W. Schröder-Schrom](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-w-schroder-schrom)
- [Alfred Abel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-abel)
- [Lucie Höflich](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucie-hoflich)
- [Lotte Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotte-stein)

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