Council of the Gods

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.

Country:

East Germany

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1950

Director:

Kurt Maetzig

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Company:

DEFA

Cast:

Dr. Hans Scholz

Chairman Mauch

Gen. Schirrwind

Claudia Mauch

Director Tilgner

Crew:

Director

Writer

Music

Writer

Director of Photography