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The Great Sacrifice

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The Great Sacrifice

6.3

1h 38m

1944

Synopsis

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

DramaRomance

Cast & Crew

Carl Raddatz

Carl Raddatz

as Albrecht Froben

Irene von Meyendorff

Irene von Meyendorff

as Octavia Froben

Kristina Söderbaum

Kristina Söderbaum

as Aels Flodéen

Franz Schafheitlin

Franz Schafheitlin

as Mathias

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

as Sanitätsrat Terboven

Paul Bildt

Paul Bildt

as Aels Flodeens Notar

Otto Treßler

as Senator Froben

Annemarie Steinsieck

Annemarie Steinsieck

as Frau Froben

Edgar Pauly

as Diener

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