The Burning Soil

The Burning Soil

1922
1h 38m
6.3

6.3/10

25 votes
Drama
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.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Deulig Film Goron Film
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

suicide greed love revenge class differences

Quick Facts

Original Title Der brennende Acker
Release Date March 3, 1922
Status Released
Language DE

Cast

Werner Krauss
Werner Krauss

Der alte Rog / Old Rog

Eugen Klöpfer
Eugen Klöpfer

Peter Rog

Vladimir Gajdarov
Vladimir Gajdarov

Johannes Rog

Eduard von Winterstein
Eduard von Winterstein

Graf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg

Lya De Putti
Lya De Putti

Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter

Stella Arbenina
Stella Arbenina

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

Alfred Abel
Alfred Abel

Ludwig von Lellewel

Eugen Rex
Eugen Rex

Key Crew

Arthur Rosen
Writer
F. W. Murnau
Director
Willy Haas
Writer
Thea von Harbou
Writer
Sascha Goron
Producer