The Great Sacrifice (1944)
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.
- Released
- 1944-12-29
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Veit Harlan
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 20 votes
Cast
- Carl Raddatz as Albrecht Froben
- Irene von Meyendorff as Octavia Froben
- Kristina Söderbaum as Aels Flodéen
- Franz Schafheitlin as Mathias
- Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Sanitätsrat Terboven
- Paul Bildt as Aels Flodeens Notar
- Otto Treßler as Senator Froben
- Annemarie Steinsieck as Frau Froben
- Edgar Pauly as Diener
- Charlotte Schultz as Krankenschwester
- Ludwig Schmitz as Der "Karnevalsnarr"
- F. W. Schröder-Schrom as Arzt