The Burning Soil (1922)
1922 · Silent film · 50 min · dir. F. W. Murnau
- Drama
Synopsis
When farmer Rog dies, his son Peter stays, but Johannes can not be satisfied with such a condition (and servant Maria's love) and finds a job as old Count Rudenberg's secretary. His ambition leads him to charm Gerda, the Count's unique daughter. But when he discovers that Count's second wife Helga will soon inherit a field that only he knows his underground is full with petroleum, he changes his allegiance... Greed and death.
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Details
- Director
- F. W. Murnau
- Writer
- Arthur Rosen
- Composer
- Alexander Schirmann
- Cinematography
- Fritz Arno Wagner
- Studio
- Deulig Film, Goron Film
- Released
- 1922-03-03
- Original title
- Der brennende Acker
- Running time
- 50 minutes
Cast & crew
F. W. Murnau Director
Werner Krauss
Eugen Klöpfer
Vladimir Gajdarov- Eduard von Winterstein
Lya De Putti
Stella Arbenina
Alfred Abel
Eugen Rex
