The Burning Heart (film)

The Burning Heart
Swedish poster for the film
Directed by	Ludwig Berger
Written by	Hans Müller
Starring	Mady Christians Gustav Fröhlich Friedrich Kayßler Frida Richard
Cinematography	Curt Courant
Music by	Giuseppe Becce Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Länderfilm
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	16 February 1929 (1929-02-16)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent Version German intertitles Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles

The Burning Heart or Heart Aflame (German: Das brennende Herz) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Mady Christians, Gustav Fröhlich, and Friedrich Kayßler.^[1]

A sound version was prepared by British International Pictures for English speaking audiences. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects and a theme song.

The film was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudolf Bamberger.

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Cast

Mady Christians as Dorothee Claudius
Gustav Fröhlich as Georg Wittig
Friedrich Kayßler as Dorothees Vater
Frida Richard as Pflegemutter Wittig
Ida Wüst as Isolde Fuchs, Konzertagentin
Anton Pointner as Direktor des Odeon
Hanna Waag as Inge Keller
Anton Edthofer as Baron
Rosa Valetti
Lena Malena as Zazu
Alexandra Schmitt [als; de; fr]
Hubert von Meyerinck
Karl Platen
Elsa Wagner as Schiessbudenbesitzerin

Music

The sound version of the film featured a theme song entitled “Remember Me” by Bruce Sievier (words) and Norton Greenop (music).

References

^ Prawer, p. 86.

Bibliography

Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2005). Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-84545-074-8.