The Great Sacrifice (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.
Release Date: 1944-12-29
Runtime: 98 minutes
Director: Veit Harlan
Top Cast
- Carl Raddatz as Albrecht Froben
- Irene von Meyendorff as Octavia Froben
- Kristina Söderbaum as Aels Flodéen
- Franz Schafheitlin as Mathias
- Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Sanitätsrat Terboven
- Paul Bildt as Aels Flodeens Notar
- Otto Treßler as Senator Froben
- Annemarie Steinsieck as Frau Froben
- Edgar Pauly as Diener
- Charlotte Schultz as Krankenschwester
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