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    The Great Sacrifice

    98'

    1944-12-29

    6.5

    Drama,Romance

    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.

    DirectingVeit HarlanWritingAlfred Braun

    Cast

    1

    Albrecht Froben

    Carl Raddatz

    2

    Octavia Froben

    Irene von Meyendorff

    2

    Aels Flodéen

    Kristina Söderbaum

    1

    Mathias

    Franz Schafheitlin

    2

    Sanitätsrat Terboven

    Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

    1

    Aels Flodeens Notar

    Paul Bildt

    1

    Senator Froben

    Otto Treßler

    1

    Frau Froben

    Annemarie Steinsieck

    1

    Diener

    Edgar Pauly

    1

    Krankenschwester

    Charlotte Schultz

    1

    Der "Karnevalsnarr"

    Ludwig Schmitz

    1

    Arzt

    F. W. Schröder-Schrom

    1

    Diener bei Froben

    Valy Arnheim

    2

    Mitglied bei der Empfangssitzung

    Charly Berger

    1

    Frau Steinkamp

    Frida Richard

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Germany
    • List of languages:
      1. German
    • List of companies:
      1. UFA
    • Vote Count: 20
    • Popularity: 0.6378
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Opfergang

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