Council of the Gods

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 12, 1950

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Fritz Tillmann,Albert Garbe,Theodor Vogeler,Inge Keller,Hans-Georg Rudolph,Käthe Scharf,Yvonne Merin,Paul Bildt,Willy A. Kleinau,Karl-Heinz Deickertand 7 more

Director

Kurt Maetzig

Writer

Friedrich Wolf,Philipp Gecht

Cinematography

Friedl Behn-Grund

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0042877