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The Great Sacrifice

Drama
Romance
98 mins
6.5
1944

Description

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.

Casts:

Carl Raddatz
Irene von Meyendorff
Kristina Söderbaum
Franz Schafheitlin
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Paul Bildt
Otto Treßler
Annemarie Steinsieck

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