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. His ...
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Cast
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| Werner Krauss | ... | Der alte Rog / Old Rog | |
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Eugen Klöpfer | ... | Peter Rog |
| Vladimir Gajdarov | ... | Johannes Rog | |
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Eduard von Winterstein | ... | Graf Rudenburg / Count Rudenburg |
| Lya De Putti | ... | Gerda - Rudenburg's Tochter / Gerda - Rudenburg's daughter | |
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Stella Arbenina | ... | Helga - Rudenburg's zweite Frau / Helga - Rudenburg's 2nd wife |
| Alfred Abel | ... | Ludwig von Lellewel | |
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Grete Diercks | ... | Maria |
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Elsa Wagner | ... | Magda |
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Emilia Unda | ... | Alte Magd / Old maid |
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Leonie Taliansky | ... | Gerdas Zofe / Gerda's maid |
| Georg John | ... | Großknecht / Head farmhand | |
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Emilie Kurz | ... | Großmagd |
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Robert Leffler | ... | Diener |
| Eugen Rex | ... | Ackerkäufer | |
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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. His ambition leads him to charm Gerda, the Count's unique daughter. But when he discovers that Count's second wife Helga will soon inherit a field that only he knows his underground is full with petroleum, he changes his allegiance... Greed and death. Written by Yepok
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Country:
GermanyRelease Date:
24 April 1922 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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1.33 : 1
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This movie was considered lost for many years. In 1978, an almost complete print was found in the estate of an Italian priest who had organised screenings in mental hospitals. The same was true of The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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A print of this movie was found a few years ago in an Italian monastery, apparently. It is particularly interesting because it is the film Murnau shot right before his seminal "Nosferatu". It contains some incredible exterior shots, but is not as amazing as "sunrise" or "the last laugh". Still, Murnau's reputation as one of the TRUE film geniuses remains intact.