

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.
Director
F. W. Murnau
Writers
Arthur Rosen, Willy Haas
Release Date
March 3, 1922
Runtime
1h 38m
Status
Released
Original Language
de
Vote Count
22
Deulig Film
Goron Film