The Burning Soil

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 3, 1922

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Deulig Film,Goron Film

Cast

Eugen Rex,Eugen Klöpfer,Stella Arbenina,Vladimir Gajdarov,Werner Krauss,Eduard von Winterstein,Lya De Putti,Alfred Abel

Director

F. W. Murnau

Writer

Willy Haas,Thea von Harbou,Arthur Rosen

Producer

Sascha Goron

Cinematography

Karl Freund,Fritz Arno Wagner

Music

Alexander Schirmann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0012973