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.
Directed byF.W. Murnau
Written byWilly Haas, Arthur Rosen, Thea von Harbou
CountryGermany
Runtime98 min
On screen
Werner Krauss
Eugen Kl�pfer
Vladimir Gajdarov
Eduard von Winterstein