

Council of the Gods (1950) is a drama directed by Kurt Maetzig rated 6.6/10.
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.
Released: 1950-05-12
Duration: 1h 50m
Genre: Drama
Country: East Germany
Director: Kurt Maetzig
Writer: Friedrich Wolf, Philipp Gecht
Cast: Fritz Tillmann, Paul Bildt, Helmuth Hinzelmann, Yvonne Merin
Production: DEFA
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