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The Great Sacrifice

Not Rated Drama Romance

Starring: Carl Raddatz, Irene von Meyendorff, Kristina Söderbaum, Franz Schafheitlin, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Writer: Rudolf G. Binding, Alfred Braun, Veit Harlan, Hans Radtke

Release Date:
December 29, 1944
Ratings:
6.3 / 10
Director:
Veit Harlan
Companies:
UFA

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.