''The Burning Heart'' or ''Heart Aflame'' (german: Das brennende Herz) is a 1929
German
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silent drama film
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directed by
Ludwig Berger and starring
Mady Christians
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She ...
,
Gustav Fröhlich
Gustav Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film ''Metropoli ...
, and
Friedrich Kayßler
Friedrich Martin Adalbert Kayssler, also spelled Kayßler (7 April 1874 – 30 April 1945), was a German theatre and film actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1913 and 1945.
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Kayssler was born in Neurode in the Silesia Province o ...
. It was shot at the
Staaken Studios in
Berlin
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Rudolf Bamberger.
Cast
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1929 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
1929 drama films
German silent feature films
German drama films
Films directed by Ludwig Berger
Terra Film films
German black-and-white films
Silent drama films
1920s German films
1920s German-language films
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