Description
DER BRENNENDE ACKER – A.K.A. BURNING SOLT – 1922 – WENER KRAUSS – SILENT – RARE DVD
Directed by F.W. Murnau
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 Elsa Wagner … Magda Emilia Unda … Alte Magd / Old maid Leonie Taliansky … Gerdas Zofe / Gerda’s maid
A story of greed and death. When their father dies Peter stays on the farm but Johannes can not be satisfied with such a life and finds a job as Secretary to old Count Rudenberg, where his ambition leads him to charm Gerda, the Count’s daughter. But when he discovers that Rudenberg’s second wife Helga will soon inherit a field with a hidden treasure he changes his allegiance.
Orchestra Score by Lou McMahon
