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The Burning Soil (German: Der brennende Acker) is a 1922 German 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 the struggle over a plot of petroleum -rich land.
The Burning Soil: Directed by F.W. Murnau. With Werner Krauss, Eugen Klöpfer, Vladimir Gajdarov, Eduard von Winterstein. When farmer Rog dies, his son Peter stays, but Johannes can not be satisfied with such a condition (and servant Maria's love) and finds a job as old Count Rudenberg's secretary.
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Nov 16, 2019 · Der brennende Acker/The Burning Soil (F.W. Murnau, 1922) (German/English) - YouTube. Films. 1.33K subscribers. Subscribed. 142. 10K views 4 years ago. Less well-known than Nosferatu, also...
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The Burning Soil. by. F.W. Murnau. Publication date. 1922-04-24. Actor. Werner Krauss. Eugen Klöpfer. Vladimir Gajdarov.
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A tale of familial jealousy, greed, and suffering, directed by a master. wmorrow59 1 February 2007. If Ingmar Bergman had been an adult in 1922, directing silent dramas in Germany, Der Brennende Acker (known as "The Burning Soil" in the U.S.) is likely the sort of thing he would have produced.
The Burning Soil presents a prototypical land drama, one with familiar plot beats of strained family dynamics, volatile depictions of nature, and greed couched as the central allegory of the story. In this manner, it is not particularly exceptional, but the evocative set design and studious blocking of actors creates an artistic interest that ...