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The Great Sacrifice

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: 1944-12-08

Original Language: de

Genres: Drama Romance

Rating:

Popularity:

1.991

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Cast Members

Carl Raddatz

Albrecht Froben

Irene von Meyendorff

Octavia Froben

Kristina Söderbaum

Aels Flodéen

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Sanitätsrat Terboven

Paul Bildt

Aels Flodeens Notar

Otto Treßler

Senator Froben

Charlotte Schultz

Krankenschwester

Ludwig Schmitz

Der "Karnevalsnarr"

Valy Arnheim

Diener bei Froben

Charly Berger

Mitglied bei der Empfangssitzung

Frida Richard

Frau Steinkamp