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.
- Release Date: 1922-03-03
- Runtime: 1h 38min
- Production Company: Deulig Film
- Production Country: Germany
- Director: F. W. Murnau
