The Great Sacrifice
The Great Sacrifice

The Great Sacrifice

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1944
1h 38m
6.3(18 votes)
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.

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UFA

Cast & Crew

15 members
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Carl Raddatz

Albrecht Froben

Carl Raddatz
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Irene von Meyendorff

Octavia Froben

Irene von Meyendorff
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Kristina Söderbaum

Aels Flodéen

Kristina Söderbaum
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Franz Schafheitlin

Mathias

Franz Schafheitlin
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Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Sanitätsrat Terboven

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
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Paul Bildt

Aels Flodeens Notar

Paul Bildt
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Otto Treßler

Senator Froben

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Annemarie Steinsieck

Frau Froben

Annemarie Steinsieck
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Edgar Pauly

Diener

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Charlotte Schultz

Krankenschwester

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Ludwig Schmitz

Der "Karnevalsnarr"

Ludwig Schmitz
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F. W. Schröder-Schrom

Arzt

F. W. Schröder-Schrom
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Valy Arnheim

Diener bei Froben

Valy Arnheim
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Charly Berger

Mitglied bei der Empfangssitzung

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Frida Richard

Frau Steinkamp

Frida Richard

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