Plots(1)
Following the death of his father, the oldest son takes over the family farm, while his younger brother prefers to take up the work of a secretary of a seriously ill count. When the brother learns there is oil under the count’s land, he decides to use the opportunity. This melodrama, attempting at psychological realism, was long considered lost. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
![Werner Krauss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496909_9926f3.jpg)
Werner Krauss
German Empire
Best movies:
Jealousy (1925)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Tartuffe (1925)
![Eugen Klöpfer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762422_b3e029.jpg)
Eugen Klöpfer
German Empire
Best movies:
The Burning Soil (1922)
The Living Dead (1932)
The Street (1923)
![Vladimir Gaydarov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/500/158500115_758bcf.jpg)
Vladimir Gaydarov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Burning Soil (1922)
Father Sergius (1917)
Love One Another (1922)
![Eduard von Winterstein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496839_a0ed2a.jpg)
Eduard von Winterstein
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Between Two Worlds (1921)
The Blue Angel (1930)
Hamlet (1921)
![Lya De Putti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270989_35ce22.jpg)
Lya De Putti
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jealousy (1925)
The Burning Soil (1922)
Phantom (1922)
![Alfred Abel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496915_d17edb.jpg)
Alfred Abel
German Empire
Best movies:
Metropolis (1927)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
The Burning Soil (1922)
![Emilia Unda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762403_87fb9d.jpg)
Emilia Unda
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Barcarole (1935)
Girls in Uniform (1931)
The Burning Soil (1922)
Gustav Botz
German Empire
Best movies:
Nosferatu (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
The Burning Soil (1922)
![Olga Engl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319099_0077b2.jpg)
Olga Engl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Emil and the Detectives (1931)
The Burning Soil (1922)
Die große Liebe (1942)
![Magnus Stifter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762399_4191f9.jpg)
Magnus Stifter
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Burning Soil (1922)
Madame DuBarry (1919)
Gypsy Blood (1918)
Elsa Wagner
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Barcarole (1935)
The Burning Soil (1922)
The Haunted Castle (1960)
Grete Diercks
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Burning Soil (1922)
Adolf Klein
Austrian Empire
Best movies:
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
The Burning Soil (1922)
Phantom (1922)
Leonhard Haskel
German Empire
Best movies:
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
The Burning Soil (1922)
The Street (1923)
Eugen Rex
German Empire
Best movies:
Warning Shadows (1923)
The Burning Soil (1922)
The Congress Dances (1931)
Albert Patry
Poland
Best movies:
The Burning Soil (1922)