The Great Sacrifice

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.

Main Cast

Carl Raddatz

Albrecht Froben

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Irene von Meyendorff

Octavia Froben

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Kristina Söderbaum

Aels Flodéen

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Franz Schafheitlin

Mathias

Age : 84 | Popularity : 5%

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Sanitätsrat Terboven

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Paul Bildt

Aels Flodeens Notar

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Otto Treßler

Senator Froben

Age : 94 | Popularity : 3%

Annemarie Steinsieck

Frau Froben

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Cinematography	Bruno Mondi
Sound	Music	Hans-Otto Borgmann
Writing	Writer	Alfred Braun Veit Harlan Hans Radtke
	Novel	Rudolf G. Binding
Directing	Director	Veit Harlan
Editing	Editor	Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer
Department	Role	Name

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