Opfergang (1944)

The Great Sacrifice

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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Opfergang

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Carl Raddatz
Carl Raddatz
as Albrecht Froben
Irene von Meyendorff
Irene von Meyendorff
as Octavia Froben
Kristina Söderbaum
Kristina Söderbaum
as Aels Flodéen
Franz Schafheitlin
Franz Schafheitlin
as Mathias
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
as Sanitätsrat Terboven
Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt
as Aels Flodeens Notar
Otto Treßler
Otto Treßler
as Senator Froben
Annemarie Steinsieck
Annemarie Steinsieck
as Frau Froben
Edgar Pauly
Edgar Pauly
as Diener
Charlotte Schultz
Charlotte Schultz
as Krankenschwester
Ludwig Schmitz
Ludwig Schmitz
as Der "Karnevalsnarr"
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
as Arzt
Valy Arnheim
Valy Arnheim
as Diener bei Froben
Charly Berger
Charly Berger
as Mitglied bei der Empfangssitzung
Frida Richard
Frida Richard
as Frau Steinkamp
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Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan
Director
Alfred Braun
Alfred Braun
Writer
Rudolf G. Binding
Rudolf G. Binding
Novel
Hans Radtke
Hans Radtke
Writer
Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan
Writer
Bruno Mondi
Bruno Mondi
Cinematography
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Music
Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer
Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer
Editor
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