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	IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 from 200 votes
	Release: 1944 / The Great Sacrifice
	Genre: Drama
	Director: Veit Harlan
	Stars: Carl Raddatz, Kristina Soderbaum, Irene von Meyendorff
	Synopsis: Albrecht is a son in a family of wealthy intellectuals that has a seaside estate near Hamburg. In early adulthood, when he returns from his around the world trip, he is expected to settle down and marry the beautiful Octavia. One day while rowing alone, Albrecht meets the similarly ravishing Als, a Finnish woman who migrates to Germany annually for her medical treatment, as she is probably terminally ill. It turns out they live near each other, and subsequently both go horse riding together often. Albrecht becomes very friendly with Als, and Als begins to love Albrecht. Albrecht marries Octavia and the married couple move from Hamburg to D?sseldorf. The Dusseldorf lifestyle or society does not agree with Octavia and so they move back to another estate near Hamburg, and very near Octavia. Over time Als' health slowly deteriorates and Albrecht visits her estate's front gate each day on horseback, where Als can see Albrecht through the window from her sickbed. An outbreak of Typhoid ...