The Burning Soil
1922, German. Directed by F. W. Murnau.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- F. W. MurnauDirector
- 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 RexCast
Details
- Released
- 3 March 1922
- Original title
- Der brennende Acker
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Arthur Rosen, Willy Haas, Thea von Harbou
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The Burning Soil runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The Burning Soil isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 March 1922. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Burning Soil?
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Who directed The Burning Soil?
The Burning Soil (1922) was directed by F. W. Murnau and stars Werner Krauss, Eugen Klöpfer, Vladimir Gajdarov.