---
title: 'The Great Sacrifice (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Veit Harlan'
released: '1944-12-08'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-sacrifice-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037154/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Sacrifice (1944)

1944 · 98 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Opfergang

## Synopsis

Opfergang is a 1944 German film directed by Veit Harlan. It is based on Rudolf G. Binding's work of the same title, with alterations for propaganda purposes. Unlike other Harlan films of the era, Opfergang does not include explicit Nazi messages, but instead features more subtle Nazi motifs and themes. The film was dubbed a "masterpiece" by Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek in 2012.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Veit Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-harlan)
- **Screenplay:** [Veit Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-harlan), [Alfred Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-braun)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans-Otto Borgmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-otto-borgmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno Mondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-mondi)
- **Editor:** [Friedrich-Karl Freiherr von Puttkamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-karl-freiherr-von-puttkamer)

## Cast

- [Annemarie Steinsieck](https://cinepixo.com/people/annemarie-steinsieck)
- [Edgar Pauly](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-pauly)
- [Otto Treßler](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-tre-ler)
- [Franz Schafheitlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-schafheitlin)
- [Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-stahl-nachbaur)
- [Carl Raddatz](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-raddatz)
- [Kristina Söderbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristina-soderbaum)
- [Irene von Meyendorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-von-meyendorff)
- [Ludwig Schmitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-schmitz)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)

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