Movie

The Burning Soil

★ 6.3/10 · 25 votes 1922 1h 38m Released

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.

Cast

Werner Krauss Der alte Rog / Old Rog Eugen Klöpfer Peter Rog Vladimir Gajdarov Johannes Rog E Eduard von Winterstein Graf Rudenburg / Count Rud Lya De Putti Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter Stella Arbenina Helga, Rudenburgs zweite F