Germany / Mar 03, 1922
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eugen Rex |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der brennende Acker |
| Original language | DE |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Deulig Film, Goron Film |
| Release date | 3 marzo 1922 |
| Production | Sascha Goron |
| Writer | Arthur Rosen, Willy Haas, Thea von Harbou |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner, Karl Freund |
| Assistant directors | F. W. Murnau |
| Camera operators | Fritz Arno Wagner, Karl Freund |
| Additional photography | Fritz Arno Wagner, Karl Freund |
| Production design | Rochus Gliese |
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| Art direction | Rochus Gliese |
| Set decoration | Rochus Gliese |
| Music | Alexander Schirmann |
| Sound | Alexander Schirmann |
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