The Great Sacrifice

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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.

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Creators

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Veit Harlan

director

Alfred Braun

writer

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Rudolf G. Binding

writer

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Hans Radtke

writer

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Veit Harlan

writer

Cast

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Carl Raddatz actor

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Irene von Meyendorff actor Kristina Söderbaum actor

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Franz Schafheitlin actor

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Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur actor Paul Bildt actor

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Otto Treßler actor

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Annemarie Steinsieck actor

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Edgar Pauly actor

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Charlotte Schultz actor

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Ludwig Schmitz actor

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F. W. Schröder-Schrom actor Valy Arnheim actor

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Charly Berger actor

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Frida Richard actor