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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

1944

Director:

Veit Harlan

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Company:

UFA

Cast:

Albrecht Froben

Octavia Froben

Aels Flodéen

Mathias

Sanitätsrat Terboven

Crew:

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