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The Great Sacrifice
The Great Sacrifice
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69 Ratings

THE GREAT SACRIFICE

Opfergang

Directed by Veit Harlan
Germany, 1944
Drama, Romance

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.