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The Burning Soil

Der brennende Acker

19221h 38m6.3/ 10 · TMDB · 25 votes
Drama

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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Directed by F. W. Murnau

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

Cast

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Film details

Released3 Mar 1922
Original languageGerman
CountriesGermany
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