Opfergang (English: The Great
Sacrifice or Rite of Sacrifice) is a 1944 German film directed by Veit Harlan.
It is based on Rudolf G. Binding's work of the same title.
Albrecht Froben, though married to
Octavia, falls in love with his neighbor, Äls Flodéen. She, however, is slowly
dying from a debilitating disease. During an epidemic, Albrecht goes to bring
her daughter to safety but he catches typhoid and is quarantined in hospital.
Octavia, realising the love match, and hearing that Als is now bedridden and
dying, dresses up as him and rides by her gates every day to keep her spirits
up - her bed is next to the window. Albrecht returns. Äls has a dream in which
she talks to her projection of Albrecht and concludes that she does not wish to
take part in this union and accepts death. Albrecht is reconciled with his
wife.
- Irene von Meyendorff - Octavia
- Kristina Söderbaum - Aels
- Franz Schafheitlin - Mathias
- Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur - Sanitätsrat
Terboven
- Otto Treßler - Senator Froben
- Ludwig Schmitz - Büttenredner
- Paul Bildt - Notar
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