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The Great Sacrifice (1944)

6.5/10 1h 38m Dec 29, 1944
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. Froben is torn between Äls and his wife Octavia, who he seen as a kind of 'heavenly' counterpart to the earthy and beguiling Äls.

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Movie Details

Original Title Opfergang
Original Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Carl Raddatz
Carl Raddatz
Albrecht Froben
Popularity: 0.1
Irene von Meyendorff
Irene von Meyendorff
Octavia Froben
Popularity: 2.8
Kristina Söderbaum
Kristina Söderbaum
Aels Flodéen
Popularity: 0.2
Franz Schafheitlin
Franz Schafheitlin
Mathias
Popularity: 6.9
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Sanitätsrat Terboven
Popularity: 1.1
Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt
Aels Flodeens Notar
Popularity: 0.3
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Otto Treßler
Senator Froben
Popularity: 0.1
Annemarie Steinsieck
Annemarie Steinsieck
Frau Froben
Popularity: 0.0
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Edgar Pauly
Diener
Popularity: 0.1
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Charlotte Schultz
Krankenschwester
Popularity: 0.1
Ludwig Schmitz
Ludwig Schmitz
Der "Karnevalsnarr"
Popularity: 0.0
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Arzt
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Veit Harlan
Cinematography Bruno Mondi
Writer Alfred Braun, Veit Harlan, Hans Radtke
Music Hans-Otto Borgmann
Editor Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer

Production

UFA
DE

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Details
Release Date December 29, 1944
Runtime 1h 38m
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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