The Great Sacrifice
1944 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 821 VOTES · DIR. Veit Harlan
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,214 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:12 The Great Sacrifice
00:04:49 Your position demands it
00:08:18 That clock is also nicer than the one downstairs
00:12:04 from mouths unknown a wind blows
00:15:27 Night night night, nothing but night
00:19:32 She has indeed a very... how shall I put it...
00:22:38 Don't look so serious, Sanitätsrat. I feel splendid
00:25:12 I myself killed him.
00:28:16 but when I'm well again, we'll build a house by the sea
00:32:48 ???
00:35:50 Ah, Grållen. It's good that you're here
00:38:08 Does your cousin know that you're here?
00:40:24 That's it I guess
00:45:09 but whoever you may be, let's go down the slide just once, the whole life's a slide anyway, come along
00:49:57 I ought to apologize to you
00:54:15 I have an urgent duty to perform, professor
00:57:35 and that's the way it is today
01:01:52 Octavia
01:05:59 En gang kommer et ögonblikk der du glömmer all ting omkring dig. (Once there is a moment where you forget about everything around you)
01:09:47 There's an epidemic in town, he says
01:14:14 Herr Froben
01:17:58 Friend Heil
01:23:13 I know it
01:27:40 Now she is wind and wave
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,214
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:27:40
Production Record
DirectorVeit Harlan
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes821