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The Burning Soil

1922
Directed byF. W. Murnau
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.

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Werner KraussDer alte Rog / Old RogEugen KlöpferPeter Rog
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Vladimir Gajdarov
Johannes Rog
Eduard von WintersteinGraf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg
Lya De PuttiGerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
Stella ArbeninaHelga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau / Helga, Rudenburg's 2nd wife
Alfred AbelLudwig von Lellewel
Eugen Rex
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.3

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