The Burning Soil

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Werner KraussDer alte Rog / Old Rog

Eugen KlöpferPeter Rog

Vladimir GajdarovJohannes Rog

Eduard von Winterstein

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