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.
Directing | Veit Harlan | Director |
Writing | Hans Radtke | Writer |
Sound | Hans-Otto Borgmann | Music |
Writing | Alfred Braun | Writer |
Writing | Veit Harlan | Writer |
Crew | Bruno Mondi | Cinematography |
Writing | Rudolf G. Binding | Novel |
Editing | Friedrich Karl von Puttkamer | Editor |