The Great Sacrifice (1944)
1h 38m
Running Time
December 8, 1944Release Date
The Great Sacrifice (1944)
1h 38m
Running Time
December 8, 1944Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Carl Raddatz
Albrecht Froben
Kristina Söderbaum
Äls Flodéen
Irene von Meyendorff
Octavia Froben
Franz Schafheitlin
Matthias
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Sanitätsrat Terboven
Veit Harlan
Director
Paul Bildt
Aels Flodeens Notar
Rudolf G. Binding
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 8, 1944
Original NameOpfergang
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Genres
Wiki.
Opfergang (The Great Sacrifice or Rite of Sacrifice) is a 1944 German film directed by Veit Harlan. It is based on Rudolf G. Binding's work of the same title, with alterations for propaganda purposes.