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A Promise

  • 2013
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
4.6K
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Rebecca Hall in A Promise (2013)
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A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's protégé. Separated first by duties and then by the war, they pledge their... Read allA romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's protégé. Separated first by duties and then by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's protégé. Separated first by duties and then by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.

  • Director
    • Patrice Leconte
  • Writers
    • Patrice Leconte
    • Jérôme Tonnerre
    • Stefan Zweig
  • Stars
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Alan Rickman
    • Richard Madden
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    4.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writers
      • Patrice Leconte
      • Jérôme Tonnerre
      • Stefan Zweig
    • Stars
      • Rebecca Hall
      • Alan Rickman
      • Richard Madden
    • 28User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    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
    Jonathon Sawdon
    Jonathon Sawdon
    • The Engineer
    • (as Jonathan Sawdon)
    Caroline Donnelly
    • Funfair Lady
    Peter Kern
    • Funfair Photographer
    Andrew McIlroy
    Andrew McIlroy
    • Pastor
    Christelle Cornil
    Christelle Cornil
    • Post Office Employee
    Gordon Wilson
    • Hotel COncierge
    Stephanie Nadolny
    Stephanie Nadolny
    • Hotel Guest
    Matt Ward
    Matt Ward
    • Hotel Guest With EyeGlasses
    Rachelle Beinart
    • Gossiper Hotel Guest
    Danny Valle
    • Drunken Hotel Guest
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writers
      • Patrice Leconte
      • Jérôme Tonnerre
      • Stefan Zweig
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    • Trivia
      The final film for director of photography Eduardo Serra before his unexpected retirement. He has not done any projects since.
    • Quotes

      Friedrich Zeitz: We are parted by distance, but also by time. Little by little, the past feels more and more like a foreign country. Your letters are all that I have to keep it alive inside of me.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Honest Trailers: Die Hard (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Fidelio Acte II - O Namenlose Freude
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
      Leonore: Inga Nielsen (as I. Nielsen) - Florestan: G. Wonbergh
      Performed by Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Michael Halász (as M. Halasz)
      Kapagama / Naxos Rights US, Inc
      © PD

    User reviews28

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    6/10

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    It's a good movie. There's the desire and the betrayal in a certain way, but there's no action, no passion and it continues till the end of the film. It could have been better.
    • enricoshapka
    • Mar 28, 2021
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    • Release date
      • April 16, 2014 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La promesa
    • Filming locations
      • Opéra Royal de Liège, Liège, Belgium(Opera house)
    • Production companies
      • Fidélité Films
      • Wild Bunch
      • Scope Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $491,204
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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