The Burning Soil
| The Burning Soil | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | F. W. Murnau |
| Written by | Willy Haas Thea von Harbou Arthur Rosen |
| Produced by | Sascha Goron Erich Pommer |
| Starring | Eugen Klöpfer Vladimir Gajdarov Werner Krauss Eduard von Winterstein Georg John |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner Karl Freund |
Release date |  3 March 1922 |
Running time | 110 min. restored version |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent film German intertitles |
The Burning Soil (German: Der brennende Acker) is a 1922 silent film directed by F.W. Murnau. It was made the same year as Murnau's Nosferatu and released in Germany around the same time. The film follows tells the story of a struggle over a plot of petroleum-rich land.
The film was considered lost until 1978, when it was discovered to have been owned by an Italian priest who organized screenings in mental hospitals.[1] A restoration of the film was made with the assistance of French director Eric Rohmer.
Cast
- Eugen Klöpfer - Peter Rog
- Vladimir Gajdarov - Johannes Rog
- Werner Krauss - Der alte Rog / Old Rog
- Eduard von Winterstein - Graf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg
- Stella Arbenina - Helga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau / Helga, Rudenburg's 2nd wife
- Lya De Putti - Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
- Alfred Abel - Ludwig von Lellewel
- Grete Diercks - Maria
- Olga Engl
- Elsa Wagner - Magda
- Emilia Unda - Alte Magd / Old maid
- Leonie Taliansky - Gerdas Zofe / Gerda's maid
- Albert Patry
- Magnus Stifter
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