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![Council of the Gods](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wPmScMxyjSDarBRqLqfthLL3NCU.jpg)
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.
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Council of the Gods
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 12, 1950
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
User Score
64%
Original Title
Der Rat der Götter
Production Companies
DEFA
Director
Kurt Maetzig
Description
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.
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