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Release Date:
20 November 1922 (Finland) moreTagline:
Das Drama eines EhrgeizigenPlot:
When farmer Rog dies, his son Peter stays, but Johannes can not be satisfied with such a condition (and... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Murnau's Version Of The Prodigal Son moreCast
(Credited 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 | |
| Olga Engl | |||
| Elsa Wagner | ... | Magda | |
| Emilia Unda | ... | Alte Magd / Old maid | |
| Leonie Taliansky | ... | Gerdas Zofe / Gerda's maid | |
| Albert Patry | |||
| Magnus Stifter | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hellmuth Bergmann | ... | Kutscher | |
| Hans Bernecker | |||
| Gustav Botz | ... | Professor Butkin | |
| Harry Frank | |||
| Leonhard Haskel | ... | Pferdehändler | |
| Georg John | ... | Großknecht / Head farm-hand | |
| Adolf Klein | |||
| Emilie Kurz | |||
| Robert Leffler | ... | Diener | |
| Rolf Prasch | |||
| Eugen Rex | ... | Ackerkäufer | |
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Germany:110 min (restored version) | USA:98 minCountry:
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This movie was considered lost for a long time. In 1978 an almost complete print was found in the estate of an Italian priest who had organised screenings in mental hospitals. See also Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928). moreFAQ
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Another masterpiece by Murnau, dark and moody, very little romance, mostly the dark side of life reflected in the greed and ambition of a prodigal son who arrives home too late to say goodbye to his dying father. Instead of obeying his father's last wishes, to marry his childhood friend and work the farm, Johannes wants to rise above his station in life, and he doesn't care who he has to walk over to get there. There is positive restoration by the end of the film that is rather jarring, but this seems to be a favorite theme of Murnau's. Instead of restoration with the father, as in the biblical story of the prodigal son, we see the genuine restoration of the two brothers, and forgiveness. We're not quite sure if the two brothers in the bible story ever truly reconcile, but in Murnau's story it is clearly evident.
If you are someone who enjoys Murnau's films definitely see The Burning Soil. Interesting story, good acting, overall good condition of the surviving film.