Director :
Cast :
Carl RaddatzIrene von MeyendorffKristina SöderbaumFranz SchafheitlinErnst Stahl-NachbaurPaul BildtOtto TreßlerAnnemarie SteinsieckEdgar PaulyCharlotte Schultz
Genre :
Release :
1944-12-08
IMDb Rating :
6.5
Description :
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.