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.
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Werner Krauss
Der alte Rog / Old Rog
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Joyless Street
Eugen Klöpfer
Peter Rog
Also in
New Year's Eve
Süss, the Jew
Vladimir Gajdarov
Johannes Rog
Also in
Love One Another
Father Sergius
Eduard von Winterstein
Graf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg
Known for
The Blue Angel
Münchhausen
Lya De Putti
Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
Known for
Phantom
Stella Arbenina
Helga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau / Helga, Rudenburg's 2nd wife
Also in
The Secret Kingdom
Crime Unlimited
Alfred Abel
Ludwig von Lellewel
Known for
Metropolis
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Eugen Rex
Also in
Warning Shadows
Congress Dances
F. W. Murnau Director · Thea von Harbou Writer Willy Haas Writer
First release March 3, 1922 · Produced in Germany · Production Goron Film
Production
Deulig Film
Production
Goron Film
Production
Germany
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Original title
Der brennende Acker
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · March 3, 1922
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