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The Burning Heart
The Burning Heart

The Burning Heart

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DramaRomance

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A young composer and inventor meets a poverty stricken singer.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

16 February 1929

Country

Germany

Cast

Mady Christians

Mady Christians

Dorothee Claudius

Gustav Fröhlich

Gustav Fröhlich

Georg Wittig

Friedrich Kayssler

Friedrich Kayssler

Dorothees Vater

Frida Richard

Frida Richard

Pflegemutter Wittig

Ida Wüst

Ida Wüst

Isolde Fuchs

Anton Pointner

Anton Pointner

Direktor des Odeon

Rosa Valetti

Rosa Valetti

Hubert von Meyerinck

Hubert von Meyerinck

Lena Malena

Lena Malena

Zazu

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