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The Burning Soil (1922)

★ 6.3/10 98 min Drama Germany German
Director: F. W. Murnau
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top 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 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

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