Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Alexander Schirmann
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Karl Freund and Fritz Arno Wagner
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Arthur RosenWriter
- Thea von HarbouWriter
- Willy HaasWriter
- Original title
- Der brennende Acker
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 3, 1922
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
Werner KraussDer alte Rog / Old Rog
Eugen KlöpferPeter Rog
Vladimir GajdarovJohannes 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
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