The Burning Soil

1922 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 811 VOTES · DIR. F. W. Murnau

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Overview

The film follows tells the story of a struggle over a plot of petroleum-rich land.

Dialogue Timeline — 171 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:04 THE BURNING SOIL
00:03:33 I don't want you to go out on a night like this...
00:08:22 Why the hell don't you take the direct route?
00:10:44 Don't push your luck. If the land does not bear fruit, it is because it is damned.
00:16:10 Why do the village dogs howl so?
00:21:36 Have you sent for me, dad?
00:25:10 ... at the least, do you envy me the farm?
00:29:47 Will you tell us about your walk?
00:34:45 Does he really know what to do?
00:41:23 Don't you think, Gerda, that your bridegroom will resent your daily rides with Johannes?
00:43:55 As your father's wife, I ask you not expose yourself to gossip by being seen so often with Johannes!
00:49:06 Since you have written up my will
00:53:08 At last!
00:57:26 In this area, nobody will buy the Devil's Field. It would be unlucky. And what would a farmer do with it?
01:00:03 This cannot only be about exploiting the oil.
01:04:41 FIFTH ACT
01:06:57 So, then, you never loved me!
01:13:14 I must speak with you, Peter!
01:19:56 Get out, everyone! This man must look to his conscience.
01:26:09 Take this message quickly to Castle Llewellyn.
01:33:30 Never again...never again will hellfire be extinguished in me!
01:38:39 We have waited for you every day. Your room has always been prepared.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed171
Dialogue density1.7 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:38:39

Production Record

DirectorF. W. Murnau
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes811