Struggle for the Soil (German: Kampf um die Scholle) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Gustav Oberg, Ferdinand von Alten, and Oskar Marion.[1] It is based on the classic novel From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter.
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| Directed by | Erich Waschneck |
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| Based on | From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter |
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| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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| Country | Germany |
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The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer, Hans Minzloff, and Bernhard Schwidewski. It was shot on location in Lensahn in Holstein.
Cast
- Gustav Oberg as Herbert von Wulfshagen
- Ferdinand von Alten as Axel von Wulfshagen
- Oskar Marion as Franz von Wulfshagen
- Margarete Schön as Franz von Wulfshagen
- Otto Kronburger as Gutsinspektor Kart Merten
- Mary Parker as Luise Merten
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Fritz Quirlitz
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Onkel Uhl
- Viktor Schwannecke as Paul Großkopp
- Emil Rameau as Moses Hirsch
- Erich Schönfelder as David Hirsch
- Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Alter Schäfer Thies
- Walter Formes as Knecht
- Rolf Brunner as Trainer
- Karl Harbacher
References
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
