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The Great Sacrifice

6.5 average rating
6.5
German / 98 MIN. / 1944

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Carl RaddatzIrene von MeyendorffKristina SöderbaumFranz SchafheitlinErnst Stahl-NachbaurPaul BildtOtto TreßlerAnnemarie SteinsieckEdgar PaulyCharlotte SchultzLudwig SchmitzF. W. Schröder-SchromValy ArnheimCharly BergerFrida Richard

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