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The Burning Heart (film)

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The Burning Heart
Swedish poster for the film
Directed byLudwig Berger
Written byHans Müller
Starring
CinematographyCurt Courant
Music by
Production
company
Länderfilm
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 16 February 1929 (1929-02-16)
CountryGermany
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.

Cast

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Music

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

References

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  1. ^ Prawer, p. 86.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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