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A Promise

A Promise

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A Promise

2013

1h 34m

5.7(141 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.

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Wild Bunch

SCOPE Pictures

OCS

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall

Lotte Hoffmeister

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Karl Hoffmeister

Richard Madden

Richard Madden

Friedrich Zeitz

Toby Murray

Toby Murray

Otto Hoffmeister

Maggie Steed

Maggie Steed

Frau Hermann

Shannon Tarbet

Shannon Tarbet

Anna

Jean-Louis Sbille

Jean-Louis Sbille

Hans, the Butler

Sarah Messens

Magda, the Maid

Jonathan Sawdon

Jonathan Sawdon

The Engineer

Christelle Cornil

Christelle Cornil

Post Office Employee

Creative team

Directed by: Patrice Leconte
Written by: Patrice Leconte
Jérôme Tonnerre
Produced by: Olivier Delbosc
Marc Missonnier

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