The Burning Soil
1922
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.
Director:
F.W. Murnau
Writers:
Willy Haas, Arthur Rosen, Thea von Harbou
Production:
N/A
Country:
Germany
