The Great Sacrifice
19441h 38m6.5
Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Germany
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in France.
Details
- Director
- Veit Harlan
- Writing
- Alfred Braun, Veit Harlan, Hans Radtke
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 29, 1944
- Studio
- UFA
Cast
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
Otto Treßler
Senator Froben
Annemarie Steinsieck
Frau Froben
Edgar Pauly
Diener
Charlotte Schultz
Krankenschwester
Ludwig Schmitz
Der "Karnevalsnarr"
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Arzt
Valy Arnheim
Diener bei Froben
Charly Berger
Mitglied bei der Empfangssitzung
Frida Richard
Frau Steinkamp
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