Watch The Burning Soil (1922) Official Trailer
6.4 / 10 IMDb March 3, 1922 1h 38m
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
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
March 3, 1922
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
No Language
Country
Germany
Producers
Cast
Werner Krauss
as Der alte Rog / Old Rog
Eugen Klöpfer
as Peter Rog
Vladimir Gajdarov
as Johannes Rog
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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
Production Companies
Deulig Film
Goron Film
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