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.
Director: Veit Harlan
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Carl Raddatz as Albrecht Froben |
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Irene von Meyendorff as Octavia Froben |
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Kristina Söderbaum as Aels Flodéen |
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Franz Schafheitlin as Mathias |
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Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Sanitätsrat Terboven |
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Paul Bildt as Aels Flodeens Notar |
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Otto Treßler as Senator Froben |
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Annemarie Steinsieck as Frau Froben |
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Edgar Pauly as Diener |
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Charlotte Schultz as Krankenschwester |
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Ludwig Schmitz as Der "Karnevalsnarr" |
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F. W. Schröder-Schrom as Arzt |
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Valy Arnheim as Diener bei Froben |
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Charly Berger as Mitglied bei der Empfangssitzung |
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Frida Richard as Frau Steinkamp |
| Directing | Veit Harlan | Director |
| Crew | Bruno Mondi | Cinematography |
| Writing | Rudolf G. Binding | Novel |
| Writing | Alfred Braun | Writer |
| Writing | Veit Harlan | Writer |
| Writing | Hans Radtke | Writer |
| Sound | Hans-Otto Borgmann | Music |
| Editing | Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer | Editor |
