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.
as Albrecht Froben
as Octavia Froben
as Aels Flodéen
as Mathias
as Sanitätsrat Terboven
as Aels Flodeens Notar
as Senator Froben
as Frau Froben
as Diener
as Krankenschwester
as Der "Karnevalsnarr"
as Arzt
as Diener bei Froben
as Mitglied bei der Empfangssitzung
as Frau Steinkamp
