Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur RosenWriter
- F. W. MurnauDirector
- Thea von HarbouWriter
- Willy HaasWriter
- Alexander SchirmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Werner KraussDer alte Rog / Old Rog
- Eugen KlöpferPeter Rog
- Vladimir GajdarovJohannes Rog
- 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
Stills
Themes
suicidegreedloverevengeclass differences