The Burning Soil

The Burning Soil

1922•1h 38m•6.3/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(22)

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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Production

Deulig Film, Goron Film

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Der alte Rog / Old Rog

Eugen Klöpfer

Eugen Klöpfer

Peter Rog

Vladimir Gajdarov

Vladimir Gajdarov

Johannes Rog

Eduard von Winterstein

Graf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg

Lya De Putti

Lya De Putti

Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter

Stella Arbenina

Stella Arbenina

Helga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau / Helga, Rudenburg's 2nd wife

Alfred Abel

Alfred Abel

Ludwig von Lellewel

Eugen Rex

Eugen Rex

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