The Great Sacrifice 1944
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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.
- Released: 1944-12-08
- Runtime: 98 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Stars: Carl Raddatz, Irene von Meyendorff, Kristina Söderbaum, Franz Schafheitlin, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
- Director: Veit Harlan, Alfred Braun, Rudolf G. Binding, Hans Radtke, Veit Harlan
