The Burning Soil
Der brennende Acker
Release: 1922-03-03
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 6.3
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Deulig Film
Goron Film
Cast
Werner Krauss
as Der alte Rog / Old Rog
Eugen Klöpfer
as Peter Rog
Vladimir Gajdarov
as Johannes Rog
Eduard von Winterstein
as Graf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg
Lya De Putti
as Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
Stella Arbenina
as Helga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau / Helga, Rudenburg's 2nd wife
Alfred Abel
as Ludwig von Lellewel
Eugen Rex
