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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
DE
Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release:
December 1944
Production:
UFA
Cast:
Carl Raddatz, Irene von Meyendorff, Kristina Söderbaum, Franz Schafheitlin, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Paul Bildt, Otto Treßler, Annemarie Steinsieck, Edgar Pauly, Charlotte Schultz, Ludwig Schmitz, F. W. Schröder-Schrom, Valy Arnheim, Charly Berger, Frida Richard
