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
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00:00:12 The Great Sacrifice
00:04:45 You're now a dignified and famous man. you can't afford such affairs any longer
00:08:12 Here one may enjoy life
00:11:43 The most beautiful one: "The sun is sinking"
00:15:09 night pieces
00:19:10 Her step-father gave her the house before he died
00:21:50 Of course, only until you tire of me
00:24:37 I am not, that's the point.
00:27:37 You're hardly here, you lock up the house again, move south...
00:30:40 Bravo
00:34:54 Do you think so?
00:37:18 Octavia is just heavenly, and Äls is...
00:39:35 As of a sudden he immersed himself into work
00:43:41 I know how much happiness I would take away from her
00:48:11 Participating in everything, even going down the slide with you
00:51:21 She told me at the time that she would be going away
00:56:17 and it will be terrible
00:59:01 because it gives you a force, a joy, a sweeping movement which I had never seen in you before.
01:02:52 Octavia you're beside yourself, I beg of you, come home now
01:07:13 If you hadn't returned...
01:10:39 Call a taxi
01:15:36 Don't be afraid
01:19:14 Notary, please go now
01:24:16 Is it really you?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,214
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:24:16
Production Record
DirectorVeit Harlan
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes821