The Burning Soil (1922)

  • NR
  • 03/03/1922 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 38m

Overview

When farmer Rog dies, his eldest Peter takes over the farm while his youngest Johannes is determined for a better life: he becomes secretary to Count Rudenberg and starts courting his daughter Gerda. When he learns that the Count, who is terminally ill, has bequeathed a piece of land under which lies a petroleum field to his second wife, he courts her instead.

F. W. Murnau

Director

Willy Haas

Writer

Arthur Rosen

Writer

Thea von Harbou

Writer

Cast

Werner Krauss's headshot

Werner Krauss

Der alte Rog / Old Rog
Eugen Klöpfer's headshot

Eugen Klöpfer

Peter Rog
Vladimir Gajdarov's headshot

Vladimir Gajdarov

Johannes Rog
Eduard von Winterstein's headshot

Eduard von Winterstein

Graf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg
Lya De Putti's headshot

Lya De Putti

Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
Stella Arbenina's headshot

Stella Arbenina

Helga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau / Helga, Rudenburg's 2nd wife
Alfred Abel's headshot

Alfred Abel

Ludwig von Lellewel
Eugen Rex's headshot

Eugen Rex

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