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Council of the Gods (1950)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Kurt Maetzig

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Fritz Tillmann
Fritz Tillmann
Dr. Hans Scholz
Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt
Chairman Mauch
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Gen. Schirrwind
Yvonne Merin
Yvonne Merin
Claudia Mauch
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Director Tilgner
Inge Keller
Inge Keller
Edith Scholz
Albert Garbe
Albert Garbe
Uncle Karl Scholz
Brigitte Krause
Brigitte Krause
"Kaetchen" Scholz
Willy A. Kleinau
Willy A. Kleinau
Dr. Lawson
Eva Pflug
Eva Pflug
Mabel Lawson
Theodor Vogeler
Theodor Vogeler
Dr. Huttenraub
Herwart Grosse
Herwart Grosse
Von Decken
Käthe Scharf
Käthe Scharf
Frau Scholz, Hans' wife
Karl-Heinz Deickert
Karl-Heinz Deickert
Dieter Scholz
Helene Riechers
Helene Riechers
Frau Scholz, Hans' mother
Arthur Wiesner
Arthur Wiesner
Herr Scholz, Hans' father
Agnes Windeck
Agnes Windeck
Frau Mauch
Albert Doerner
Albert Doerner
Laya Raki
Laya Raki
Franz Weber
Franz Weber
Werner Pledath
Werner Pledath
Gotthart Portloff
Gotthart Portloff
Albert Venohr
Albert Venohr
Brigitte Conrad
Brigitte Conrad
Friedrich Wilhelm Dann
Friedrich Wilhelm Dann
Elfie Dugall
Elfie Dugall
Karl Hannemann
Karl Hannemann
Gert Kollat
Gert Kollat
Hans Joachim Schölermann
Hans Joachim Schölermann
Olaf Torsten
Olaf Torsten
Henry Vahl
Henry Vahl
Kurt-Otto Fritsch
Kurt-Otto Fritsch

Crews

Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Director
Friedrich Wolf
Friedrich Wolf
Writer
Philipp Gecht
Philipp Gecht
Writer
Hanns Eisler
Hanns Eisler
Music
Friedl Behn-Grund
Friedl Behn-Grund
Director of Photography
Ilse Voigt
Ilse Voigt
Editor

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