Council of the Gods (1950)

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Released:
1950-05-12

Overview:
Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a tortuous political transformation and maturation process. Eventually, he adopts political neutrality and closes his eyes to the fact that the poison being produced in his factory is being used in the extermination camps. Standing before the judges at the Nuremberg trials, he must face the fact that he is implicated in the deaths of millions in the gas chambers of the concentration camps.

Director:
Kurt Maetzig

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Fritz Tillmann
    as
    Dr. Hans Scholz
  • Paul Bildt
    as
    Chairman Mauch
  • Helmuth Hinzelmann
    as
    Gen. Schirrwind
  • Yvonne Merin
    as
    Claudia Mauch
  • Hans-Georg Rudolph
    as
    Director Tilgner