The Great Sacrifice
6.7
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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Cast
15 people
Carl Raddatz
Albrecht Froben
Known for
The Counterfeit Traitor
Irene von Meyendorff
Octavia Froben
Also in
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The Original Sin
Kristina Söderbaum
Aels Flodéen
Also in
Süss, the Jew
The Golden City
Franz Schafheitlin
Mathias
Known for
Titanic
Münchhausen
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Sanitätsrat Terboven
Known for
M
The Murderers Are Among Us
Paul Bildt
Aels Flodeens Notar
Known for
The Haunted Castle
Otto Treßler
Senator Froben
Known for
Sissi
The Story of Vickie
Annemarie Steinsieck
Frau Froben
Also in
Ariane
Narkotica - Die Welt der Träume und des Wahnsinns
Edgar Pauly
Diener
Known for
Woman in the Moon
Charlotte Schultz
Krankenschwester
Also in
The Journey to Tilsit
Süss, the Jew
Ludwig Schmitz
Der "Karnevalsnarr"
Also in
The Heath Is Green
Wibbel the Tailor
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Arzt
Also in
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
The Prodigal Son
Veit Harlan Director · Alfred Braun Writer Hans Radtke Writer
First release December 29, 1944 · Produced in Germany · Production Universum Film (UFA)
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UFA
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Universum Film (UFA)
Production
Germany
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Original title
Opfergang
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 29, 1944
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
XC
March 9, 1945 · Theatrical
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