The Burning Soil
3 March 1922·1h 38min
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.
Director:F. W. MurnauCast:Werner Krauss, Eugen Klöpfer, Vladimir Gajdarov, Eduard von Winterstein,
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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Original Title
Der brennende Acker
Status
Released
Release Date
03/03/1922
Original Language
German
Production Country
Germany
