Basic Info
Release: December 29, 1944
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (18 votes)
The Great Sacrifice
1944
⭐ 6.3/10
18 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Countries
- Germany
Spoken Languages
- German de
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Cast
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
Otto Treßler
Senator Froben
Annemarie Steinsieck
Frau Froben
Edgar Pauly
Diener
Charlotte Schultz
Krankenschwester
Ludwig Schmitz
Der "Karnevalsnarr"
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Arzt
Crew
Veit Harlan
Director
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Music
Bruno Mondi
Cinematography
Alfred Braun
Writer
Veit Harlan
Writer
Hans Radtke
Writer
Backdrops
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