The Great Sacrifice

The Great Sacrifice

1944
1h 38m
6.3

6.3/10

18 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
UFA
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Opfergang
Release Date December 29, 1944
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0037154

Cast

Carl Raddatz
Carl Raddatz

Albrecht Froben

Irene von Meyendorff
Irene von Meyendorff

Octavia Froben

Kristina Söderbaum
Kristina Söderbaum

Aels Flodéen

Franz Schafheitlin
Franz Schafheitlin

Mathias

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Sanitätsrat Terboven

Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt

Aels Flodeens Notar

Otto Treßler
Otto Treßler

Senator Froben

Annemarie Steinsieck
Annemarie Steinsieck

Frau Froben

Edgar Pauly
Edgar Pauly

Diener

Charlotte Schultz
Charlotte Schultz

Krankenschwester

Ludwig Schmitz
Ludwig Schmitz

Der "Karnevalsnarr"

F. W. Schröder-Schrom
F. W. Schröder-Schrom

Arzt

Key Crew

Veit Harlan
Director
Alfred Braun
Writer
Veit Harlan
Writer
Hans Radtke
Writer

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