The Great Sacrifice
1944/12/08 • Released • German
Overview
Äls, a young woman from Sweden living in Hamburg in the summer months attracts a newly married explorer, Albrecht Froben who has just returned to his native city. But although Äls seems to be 'life itself', she suffers from a tropical disease which is slowly killing her. Froben is torn between Äls and his wife Octavia, who he seen as a kind of 'heavenly' counterpart to the earthy and beguiling Äls.
Director : Veit Harlan
Casts
Carl Raddatz
Albrecht Froben
Irene von Meyendorff
Octavia Froben
Kristina Söderbaum
Aels Flodéen
Franz Schafheitlin
Mathias
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Sanitätsrat Terboven
Paul Bildt
Aels Flodeens Notar
Annemarie Steinsieck
Frau Froben
Ludwig Schmitz
Der "Karnevalsnarr"
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Arzt
Valy Arnheim
Diener bei Froben
Frida Richard
Frau Steinkamp
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