The Great Sacrifice
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 38m
Genre
Drama, Romance
Release Date
29 Dec 1944
Country
Germany
Language
German
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Carl RaddatzAlbrecht Froben
Irene von MeyendorffOctavia Froben
Kristina SöderbaumAels Flodéen
Franz SchafheitlinMathias
Ernst Stahl-NachbaurSanitätsrat Terboven
Paul BildtAels Flodeens Notar
Senator Froben
Annemarie SteinsieckFrau Froben
Diener
Krankenschwester
Ludwig SchmitzDer "Karnevalsnarr"
F. W. Schröder-SchromArzt


Veit Harlan