The Great Sacrifice

The Great Sacrifice — 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.

• Release date
• December 29, 1944
• Runtime
• 98 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Veit Harlan

The Great Sacrifice — Cast

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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

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Otto Treßler Senator Froben Annemarie Steinsieck Frau Froben