CinemaOSMovie · 1922 · 1h 38m

The Burning Soil

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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.

Directed byF. W. Murnau

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
DE
Released
March 3, 1922
Studios
Deulig FilmGoron Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Der alte Rog / Old Rog

Eugen Klöpfer

Eugen Klöpfer

Peter Rog

Vladimir Gajdarov

Vladimir Gajdarov

Johannes Rog

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

Creative team
Directed by
F. W. Murnau
F. W. Murnau
Written by
Arthur Rosen
Thea von Harbou
Thea von Harbou
Produced by
Sascha Goron

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