The Great Sacrifice (1944)
1944 · 1h 38m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Veit Harlan
Writers: Alfred Braun, Rudolf G. Binding, Hans Radtke
Music by: Hans-Otto Borgmann
Cinematography: Bruno Mondi
Editor: Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer
Cast
Carl Raddatz as Albrecht FrobenIrene von Meyendorff as Octavia FrobenKristina Söderbaum as Aels FlodéenFranz Schafheitlin as MathiasErnst Stahl-Nachbaur as Sanitätsrat TerbovenPaul Bildt as Aels Flodeens NotarOtto Treßler as Senator FrobenAnnemarie Steinsieck as Frau FrobenEdgar Pauly as DienerCharlotte Schultz as KrankenschwesterLudwig Schmitz as Der "Karnevalsnarr"F. W. Schröder-Schrom as ArztMore like this
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